Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fdd9a32f96153d2e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

142.9 KB Created: 2021-06-29 07:04:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 845de0ed5814dd7ddd8865e3cc6dfa41 SHA-1: b52d9f2b8e9eeca0ed6b5f67decffe979d08852d SHA-256: fdd9a32f96153d2efa8dd5ab5625b7235978fe18aff270495448e4380bc10bdf
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a large number of embedded links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the numerous URLs are the primary indicators of compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9922

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 http://birnagarcollege.in/userfiles/file/wawizex.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe4gij92jeecuctmnh55mc2oi3/54313362674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.limratechnologies.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160752a239366b---25614207907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082e1457542e---tuxizoluposivilas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://premiumresourcing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cd6f0e27fa0---89464608851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlantichomeportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608601e17065b---judesupawusuneresaderales.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wavesmaroochydore.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lnpf0s6ogguvk2ol36m86hshao/simiwarepim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lichnyiybrand.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072c769e1596---53661166390.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rclurie.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f7129af546e57ddf7f1a9919b46a3b5a/68278990603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.scanworld.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ac8968ff6f---xokumipabirujogamubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuatudongnhatrang.com/uploads/files/83810307363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--i1aam8cb.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cdafb2f4364b068a0c07caec0917f3c8/25817925185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drahmetbostanci.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4a663087c5---gutudipusorisirafibux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahreco.com/uploads/news_file/wemixujovutekov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luminex.pl/upload/file/muluxokubalefokasabijusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://m-co.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lokbhpk6tlb5j03r86gb2n75m0/58578035239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaies.cn/upfiles/2106231010554254389p4yg7.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.companyforte.com/imagenes/editor/file/kepaxamaporukebimurada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mwflower.com/upimagesfile///70991059128.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bompentax.com/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/tozidivige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bettekingproductions.com/clients/874300/File/71432624069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pwr-tech.ru/userfiles/file/wezerukadelosedip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sk-developers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cef97c8c94c---xikaxenuxeparigazejum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=debussy+and+bachPDF 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_off0001c44d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1C44D 10364 bytes
SHA-256: 07ca5dce7262ccab77112e13e6f68c1522d379e92ea79cae9675193889846204
font_01_sfnt_off0001dbb2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1DBB2 25340 bytes
SHA-256: 186ccc6638026892519f046e13559c8478c482bd41c9eb39c9d602036e0dc6e6
font_02_sfnt_off000214d0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x214D0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1