Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f7045434547c4ffc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

59.0 KB Created: 2021-10-02 18:30:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: b0d41b218cf6777f83c4be4a5e44716a SHA-1: 0fb9ea855505809be19fc26c16078d879bace3b2 SHA-256: f7045434547c4ffc0ecb1984d7766efd3df83ef925dc8d27da373185f5537bdf
194 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a link farm for malware distribution or phishing. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of external links and the nature of the heuristics point towards a phishing or malware delivery attempt, likely initiated via spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6508

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://vrindaindia.com/php/joseph/uploads/file/xiwufixatavo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://murito.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/likonujalevurapumuxozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buyyoutubecomments.com/ci/userfiles/files/64616059363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vilocom.net/webroot/img/files/9851097967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.risingstars.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a278543a8d---94231223880.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariagussago.com/userfiles/files/wurefemizepobaxupagoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mobilaide.com/upload/editor/file/wibokokofupebunokogapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://delve-cr.com/uploads/jilibopidigosomobedafasav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arrhythmiaclinic.com/userfiles/file/20210916133435.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cattaneoarchitetti.it/userfiles/files/83284287276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patc.fr/imagesfile/lulijuwadasagimukefide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musikpark-live.de/userfiles/file/71706106295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phutungotodungha.com/img/files/90285583015.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stthomasorthodoxchurchsouthpampady.com/userfiles/file/sowegarabixadomazig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loonbedrijfschimmel.nl/userfiles/files/34626152384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mai-colle.jp/userfiles/file/lezapizanibene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://techcessgroups.com/userfiles/file/90368837476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theopenhouseclub.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/12220ed572d1534cb69b786acbf33d19/18167816167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uyaviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e08683e7fb---12197191096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sanjuktabanerjee.com/fckimages/file/38414100084.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apra.pl/files/file/73115912268.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoanggiaphatstone.com/upload/files/52832761118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mama-care.com/UserFiles/file/42496569127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://belovosushi.ru/files/114921848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+make+instant+damage+arrows+in+minecraftPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ae6e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAE6E 10944 bytes
SHA-256: d39d00cd1e85bf233d8622349e4e24cddc1cdb140564a55fe316da689319f5a4
font_01_sfnt_off0000c798.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC798 14660 bytes
SHA-256: dc68733820ade8578cae5d66d3bba2cee90124accb988162a424afcf9c6767db