Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fb1f94c9cb14bd16…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.6 KB Created: 2021-08-06 22:31:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 1771c64d127975f2885ecdc7df82cbd7 SHA-1: 8d1aceb53f47f9ee3ef06074c78575312d51347e SHA-256: fb1f94c9cb14bd1609f1928357b8a7a19cdf2a483e9ebf3ccd5e182da820f60e
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites, many of which are hosted on disposable domains or use SEO manipulation tactics. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further payloads. No scripts were extracted, but the structure suggests a phishing or malware distribution lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 7

  • 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
  • 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 https://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pokemon+gale+of+darkness+buy PDF link annotation
    • https://donnasalon.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/12b30d4219f25d0b461e65f773d09de9/94133904724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creaorganization.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/geragigudakovupare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607635e70a4cd---didawoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bizwd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607507a666230---93863435368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dokumsuzgec.com/userfiles/files/65068565524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zubrcup.by/files/files/12396378045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.papelerialapiceros.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94331656118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mindweave.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4cp10tc7n72o4riiiq0qcbpi3c/xudimedoworasopuvoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.colegiometa.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1abff409f6---gugukipinejibil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/zagufikesifivirosutewekob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aplus.to/userfiles/file/33755369531.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constructionone.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b007ecc3cad---14342617963.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inlygiaylynhua.com/upload/files/zesibitudik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dzbnf.com/upload/file///83267670653.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aptitudeclass.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18970464359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://transit-connection.com/userfiles/files/22948909701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://khonggiansachhanoi.vn/uploads/files/26665978325.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bdfaa2a67b83e3fb3b841b0e30e4c1a3/44032365422.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4a79eeee5d95f76973b64562c8642bad/potonepumewevuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://melvin.cz/data/luxewubumegakibawuzuve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nn6baj17cfocqqi1767k4tpdn1/zosoremekubovifasutive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eyestech.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0qjaf8c0uf5orto7fttsffu2b2/66790799828.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gf-location.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ca59f324f6---nazirudakixifape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hontoys.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v7gvf0kf6a2mv207j9s6l0r1g7/30065721217.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000fd62.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD62 17984 bytes
SHA-256: c115cb0ecae070e31801ce8eef32951d5593b4432c6fc6707d753c7c12c0bf4c
font_01_sfnt_off00012bc8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12BC8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000143df.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x143DF 10956 bytes
SHA-256: 33d45dc1801322163ea9ee94f0cdd7d19513f42b35b60989db6acc4ed043b1dc
font_03_sfnt_off00015d15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15D15 3712 bytes
SHA-256: edca4e845ee33128d247cd8d75a4e4af8ce27554e034fb59fffae4a85170c8c7