Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fd1cef2ce4683f72…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.0 KB Created: 2021-09-20 22:38:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: db3787135c58696d1d3c6617e0288ef7 SHA-1: 1feb41ec29994f516a5c90df40a9b5a4969c1b7b SHA-256: fd1cef2ce4683f725dddb4d5789520ffa763c518e4ee028cb5b1a1ae4b4b7c8d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links pointing to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The high ML score and ClamAV detection indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to download further malware. The PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK heuristic specifically flags a link to an algorithmically generated URL, suggesting an attempt to evade detection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://strandedtattoo.net/file/kovivivunavamom.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosanfrancesco.com/userfiles/files/95674611984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iamsoldierfit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614128c9dfd9b---81989740328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quaretti.it/userfiles/files/tefomenosegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sarenpinler.com/calisma2/files/uploads/zezatakupuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qdjshg.com/files/file/91770760693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aljuboori.com/userfiles/files/60760595226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ijaetis.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/28402291242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jahanchart.ir/data/files/file/75416109147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vidaleve.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ruwemagowisulewamaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.childofafrica.org/media/userfiles/file/13449826577.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://compie.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133b6ee5dede---63094591428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jfac.kr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69713461291.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140531dc8df7---10846458068.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labonscafe.com/userfiles/mipekijexofamulusuxumojow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://davidhammerstein.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xafafafoxeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aibasylhet.edu.bd/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99510949022.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://world-green-hope.com/uploads/files/93399661222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fenicia.uy/fenicia.com.uy/uploads/files/84819239148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brodart01.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cntkhr9bdaqgf64pvbuqj4gb49/22845679794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caacoding.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16143f671ccf18---82993324926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leaders-adv.net/userfiles/file/52435707798.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swapnakoodu.com/fck_uploads/file/878208645.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alocainghien.com/uploads/userfiles/file/ramosilodijaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baove247.org/upload/files/kezokixoxoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=can+you+limit+app+usage+on+androidPDF 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_off0000e334.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE334 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb46.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB46 17568 bytes
SHA-256: 50b43af3a9b57a6b8dbe6d376fe39eea6bf5a4def5d7bfd835db77a2b57dbd1f
font_02_sfnt_off000128c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x128C7 10980 bytes
SHA-256: 9ef5ad5354de697eb440abb2b431b2b628cd1bc9297dcf0ebf80ccefa0bb24af