Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 033020b009239dac…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.3 KB Created: 2021-06-28 08:44:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 19c8edceab5989620c917546417673f8 SHA-1: 8a05231db25ca98bd179fb6585e42ffc16c08032 SHA-256: 033020b009239daceca577d8416bbf79e903e0565c6e5a31a788e8c98044a6ac
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to other PDF files hosted on various domains, many of which appear to be disposable or compromised. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The document's structure as a link farm suggests an attempt to obscure the ultimate destination and evade initial detection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9935

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • 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://angelojrobles.com/admin_initial_test/userfiles/file/6534649937.pdf
    • http://tjsijiqing.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2021/0606/95b11ee9a8784c9077d08c12e2ed5442.pdf
    • http://divorcefinance.nl/uploads//file/lejososafabejurema.pdf
    • https://envomask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/42096dee5a662bbc25d72b4924f53495/rujiremi.pdf
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fb820176e9---komopaxa.pdf
    • https://kp-bs.ru/upload/files/63146013051.pdf
    • https://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c334f00cc96---gigiriwozexujez.pdf
    • https://www.couleurs-et-jardin.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cd441003d8---xuxotoz.pdf
    • http://www.urbanwaterways.info/files/gopusomibefewagodupebo.pdf
    • https://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c877fc592f4---97751448538.pdf
    • https://lynnesnaturaltreats.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a8b7a99658e5dd2923aeee8020f30c25/ruzawekodaxeginoweraxoj.pdf
    • http://for-rent-leuven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cace736b86---tupiserosibifobanekejewip.pdf
    • https://www.bouwenaaneensterkwerkgeversmerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075a123aca58---sixagibebopibomejedib.pdf
    • http://studiotecnicoarduini.eu/userfiles/files/29071529004.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d41f7be9429---nesowopajibiru.pdf
    • https://www.c2commercial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9946f6ffd3083ead1920130386531cc2/54987778011.pdf
    • http://altinay-law.com/images/file/10109806078.pdf
    • http://aquamedia.cn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/femilo.pdf
    • https://www.msolartop.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609609a334fb0---43332254576.pdf
    • http://bioscipublisher.com/files/upfiles/file/zozukofuwukesavo.pdf
    • https://liniagdanskzydowo.pl/files/lokozeduxisupololu.pdf
    • http://www.guaitoli.eng.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2c7137a628---sigitewi.pdf
    • https://powermailer.in/userfiles/file/88197538598.pdf
    • http://www.orhancoskun.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e6274e09da---80544141992.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=the+decline+of+the+byzantine+empire
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00010c6e.bin
5e1909f411744fd41faa203cff12aebe840a0b5f1680dda9e2cb2bda43a9b9e6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C6E 16380 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001369d.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1369D 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014eb4.bin
04b0da16f1f52740933c5c83270fbd4b51183b0fd1c4148c3c2564f703f5dadb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14EB4 10996 bytes