Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0276997dba90ffdb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.5 KB Created: 2021-07-01 13:35:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 845717365da7be9c9e6e8dc18c477288 SHA-1: 38eebabbe05682664f08e8fd4696ea80f2a287ad SHA-256: 0276997dba90ffdb685b6ef59b98e981a4df7627943406d6f7b098e4584571b4
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=whipped+shortbread+with+cornstarch PDF link annotation
    • https://kvgrup.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160784c103396a---pobilesupuwivizelixule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redwoodpwr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gicmdv86r0sk6nogls8obqhec0/95222429591.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eperon-kochersberg.com/img_db/jiporusututabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drmiamiconnect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4fa1c997f19519672fc7e61cf010286a/65278410489.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://arihantgranites.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25qom7n6nf8jaa7i40f3gh2an4/50789804953.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonapoolcontractor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4740120243---newifaxorogejuvalozuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076b43e946b8---tubuli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artkulinaria.pl/sites/default/files/file/wemekedovod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nuevocoach.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/260a70a57af54a2e76c5e648d5984d86/xuzitixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pirac.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e02dbc1600aed0195a636908b2c0e9df/dibomixigepududida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://secolink.sk/userfiles/file/14751582059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radioemka.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cab6c7bc6dd---94960473789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boilerservis.ru/uploads/files/40203933323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://midiabyz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5a036d4964e19b437aa958dd3d5d05da/kejazexigil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mariekevanvlierden.nl/survey/userfiles/files/fevuwugoratuvuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aafkqcanfpgnhbng3b5i9a.xn--p1ai/pict/file/lipezadikesedamipuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carcable-bg.com/uploads/pictures/files/25282627226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ikedatosou.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609618c6cbaff---79952887511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamedunyasi.com/calisma2/files/uploads/24440469646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8b47585114---44348988401.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3792635def641a347b4c56a7c4615295/50972577250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://growlocals.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74d702875a540a8f04bfc0cb58c4bf89/71724250215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartcookieacademy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099aa9798563---32523342402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://htddienstverlening.nl/userfiles/file/59340218109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.movingwithmagna.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/127c185493057b63a047d981a1574184/27298859217.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eperon-kocheIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • 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_off0000f7b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF7B3 17624 bytes
SHA-256: 642c34796e441638eeb0cb1be638a1a4a2f867dff82b594139567d4ecbf924ff
font_01_sfnt_off0001264a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1264A 10784 bytes
SHA-256: dada1a4f8c732698df0188d9c4fcccb76d3d7f6d1e9a4b750ed9d43dbf445664
font_02_sfnt_off00013ef5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13EF5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1