Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fee5e358c6fa94f7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.0 KB Created: 2021-08-02 22:30:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: e1c1cb319e0d4c030dbef20d31848aa9 SHA-1: 15e4bb787e0c5324e7f900ca9055b596eb07b980 SHA-256: fee5e358c6fa94f73ea8886b760b89d338ff5975f8a7ea44356c0237233cb516
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage and disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to deliver second-stage payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+play+fortnite+on+unsupported+devices PDF link annotation
    • http://atenngo.com/admin/sites/site/documents/fosadudiloviwebaxadezim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://55pluscommunityspecialist.com/userfiles/files/maziz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609883ff61c97---gusewonedepixoredalopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://colantuono.it/userfiles/files/88249655180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gezond-trakteren.nl/kasteel-doornenburg-img/bestandenfile/fakep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fotofolliasanlazzaro.it/userfiles/files/53848924341.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://silverleafspa.ca/clients/10619/File/73523122902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b4c48d536b---82930403171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andeanskyline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5c9bdb7a1---61438762977.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1ffb3066c7---givuxuxopatewexelimetik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://keralahappyjourney.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pipagizonamasopamokakepit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mobiliteit.nu/files/3095294886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dhesient.com/media/jaropunawal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://witnesstherealist.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/619ded62d436b6beafb2c61745c3133f/61132963978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pck.malopolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/428a1917df859d545222abe366b56814/vuropotavibuwiwivezif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smith-williamssisters.com/clients/d/dd/dd6cbc7353a6ef31c13ccaa63ab862ac/File/10341560455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iphysiology.ru/upload/mikekamalaronipaxitewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://outsourcedbackoffice.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b9b4dd8fce1a6f4850ce02ea6f6c8d19/jotekawimugifimavotimodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fellowpeo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b693cef09e89244d196e0eaf94c59b30/zuzawukojosobigovasovado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.scmphotography.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e7763de446---wenewedizatodofasar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.heainc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6f5ae5952e---jaguxiwisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asbufestival.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/86107605929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skyfireconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7ga8fpjbcvt113d2rf37ai207q/tejonalufapadi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a-range.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f79b72e5ec---wubimogaguvijakalofad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nensi.si/upload/file/42184971127.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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f95c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF95C 17124 bytes
SHA-256: 527fba422c58ddbf534a936b28eca74cf7d7b0560ea6ba22e4441e9eb2a1cb78
font_01_sfnt_off00012632.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12632 10972 bytes
SHA-256: 6ec53bb20e2c095984c95db8d54a484ae553d46ecff48b726107fca3d352a329
font_02_sfnt_off00013fd7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13FD7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1