Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0137c2d026fee97e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.5 KB Created: 2021-09-01 03:06:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 6f9663e51c371986cbad37001e90a48f SHA-1: d4a83e4d900742008ebfbb9003dada78f3bf15e0 SHA-256: 0137c2d026fee97ee6af27a014f2684ce8d85c5eb182b162fae92344762d3642
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories and contains embedded JavaScript. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://chochosanencino.com/uploads/files/26835416505.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://mobilesamara.com/img/files/file/99875562427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laiyi-art.com/userfiles/file/wuletefaxizexuverakajixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asu.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kk4l7vmuq4pffqle9fgr41q2f6/64837149145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siphouse96.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1c9ecfc8d496df35bd76461d1eaf203c/25130430585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dailythang.com/userfiles/files/56251139974.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://camile.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/67d1pvpgcdtchsg41f3v5v0640/54761391607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://an-professional.ru/img/files/file/56139532596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adelaarenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e7sbmsuch7jgoipno5rljguqqo/fukezejuvirexotiwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hanifeugur.com/image/files/12122283644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fellowpeo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/373a4927684cdf20b73e3ddebd442ef1/donijon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bawwabatrizq.com/userfiles/file/napuvuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.annaleehuber.com/content_files/file/32959365811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slippersymposium.com/clients/875641/File/juwukedixud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lorenzofranzone.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/31343330e768328fe4472f8fd23b15ea/xizif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://viettincapital.vn/upload/files/33075512161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kazenergy.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160820d8b879d4---32092182520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://linlinline.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rodijuseziwezujenapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://microfocus-realize2020mea.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/500f1cd26435a6c048108f0750b8aaac/9057290494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f243f25574---58587398210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.moteco.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e88cc7810cc---55109340565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1cetiiuinjjg7cqosnl3l2ob84/woxinasidax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.primalegal.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/acl94uj75qo5vik2g7oubpq662/21520929016.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=getting+emotional+meaningPDF 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_off0000cd77.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCD77 10224 bytes
SHA-256: d47a802ceeb3562d5fdebaa8ae2752df668af5e11f7957b55ec5b98da51ff705
font_01_sfnt_off0000e462.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE462 17196 bytes
SHA-256: b6e95ac7c01d73b0ec5ca4d31a172ca5d3e32e9e78d6a7d133a18fb7e3641f3d
font_02_sfnt_off00011048.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11048 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1