Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f7b540e14f7ec855…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.0 KB Created: 2021-06-26 01:26:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 83e42364d77a151b15ffb1ddfcb7f4e4 SHA-1: cd340e8433c45fde0c370a708b038630672754cd SHA-256: f7b540e14f7ec855f0c9ffb75e60872c00d3cc94e9a45db85e3e54c250ee33d6
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and linked URLs are indicative of a spearphishing attachment designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9952

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • 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 http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dec0a55d24---52798624425.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.intermediastudios.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c3ec5efde89d3c9c380553dbc472d898/78756681219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monarchwinemerchants.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/65a530cff4d2d8c7e69018e29c37e5ca/54200652385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fairytaleweddingsandeventsbymary.com/clients/f/f2/f272f95a0afb65faa7304057ec0e56f6/File/96564547651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cherryontop.pl/upload/fotki/file/rikidefuvil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquamedicasatumare.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33888408648.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://investmentskillsgroup.com/images/userfiles/file/mejojobisogel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exactblue.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609af07e77526---lezabalifori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thepetrichortouch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4qf2i28ra0a3eim3gk6o0befe/vorivibubujapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonalightingsales.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45ba7c9f92ffd33997674f78c0524be8/89758760558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creativeindustries.ru/uploads/userfiles/file/13687782380.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medok18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0ffdfe31923ff69692d42f4ad4db1b9/torixajokezigajekogexoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genegurumiraclehealer.comuserfiles/file/59249392260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sirikulsteel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c691b040d3f---88401947512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nexidia.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/511dd180962648c460d4c55bcb7644fb/fupemode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alignerco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb915813ab5cad28d43ef3100d0502d7/mugifiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecotranslation.ca/upload/editor/file/woriruvulili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cir.cloud/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077ce10c2dcd---mimesobopavufog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dolmalatrek.com/userfiles/file/fakisidekexaxigaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://windcampus.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab836f7511e---rugogupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a705300e158---26031734466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madonnina.info/userfiles/files/penamuwigiretovana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bellezaeimagen.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d3ba5049cf2---61401224364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=holiday+green+day+chordsPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f32a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF32A 16732 bytes
SHA-256: 6cb5b65e16d906156bf7c06d627eac432825082792b51bc9db16eecb4d7096a6
font_01_sfnt_off00011ec5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EC5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000136dc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x136DC 10656 bytes
SHA-256: d5001adbe335b84395d45cb9c77cb8362985eb39ab53625edb5c3e0441682633