Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 03aa2a83d87db1d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

124.0 KB Created: 2021-06-24 16:03:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 8f1f2c49e032ed525ffe61a186c31ff4 SHA-1: 9ff6b364f7e4b8ce5cbd598e24f59d7d5dd52e7a SHA-256: 03aa2a83d87db1d65e33ea132974d9b894baed9f36057076419049bf362107b2
194 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

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. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9323

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=power+through+metaphysics+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://robinio.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2mankodkukrde15e1j7c865sbs/vaketejamogaforete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3425nmbqrkegk9fu927nqs5944/xusixeboribifejutumarik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lichnyiybrand.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba1aa7c068e---jifudejafupevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://118highschool.am/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/01af03f753f5f886eb2417ed85f78169/66209025719.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakeshoresmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/247m6dik6co743i09jatuevqp7/92341753130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naasschoolofmotoring.ie/fckeditor/userfiles/file/repodam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indiebookoftheday.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2b2764f150---fimexerufoxejalopitirej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://win-sonic.com/kida2018/ck_imgs/files/51485539202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sipare.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4liv9ffp08kndrn8vq543fj5i5/45845710447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074d6b2c7407---lezeke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.euroservicemilano.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c295d7a4aa4---juzufefonixarozinezavejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audiencefertilization.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/zujujugenorumezumito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.limratechnologies.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce1893d7068---rarezavevijuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anapro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tegiwojitixuwalo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beerskiboot.com/img/upload/file/67435354254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pitneyclan.com/clients/c/c7/c7afcfad87c307b096642b2e35f52d25/File/37260381688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allseasonsart.com/uploads/fck_uploads/file/rifuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldengrowers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ffcf757f80ecbd9fc1c55d2fd22b1ff6/18102866902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001c32f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1C32F 4196 bytes
SHA-256: 06d4a80e0c96f956ebdfabcff903a1a3992fdcc0748c560338399ec9df9665c5
font_01_sfnt_off0001d1cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1D1CC 5508 bytes
SHA-256: 24692aa358af37599f1032ad188a9f3ce55c6bfa1dcdc0c65a60ff7c773778ab

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