Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 04ecd04581bf8dae…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.0 KB Created: 2021-09-04 14:11:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-01
MD5: 6a41243826574d82c9dc983ce23ce536 SHA-1: 65bc7cbfa5decbbc2232b2153d35ca9892334a52 SHA-256: 04ecd04581bf8dae9bf03a62b7912fb95e3716f7cd855616ebe96784a37b112c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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 0.9943

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.
  • 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 https://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=portfolio+pdf+file PDF link annotation
    • http://brothersaluminium.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160beb7da4c297---15444612160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecnicadovolante.com/images/file/60125013484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bazab.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/duseguponekavefugalimuzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gradeagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pf3nm475ldr49vprecd0siggm1/mozutidowosaxosel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elcampoeco.org/FCKeditor/file/tugejibizur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawpropertyconsultants.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lvk7iabj0a9i2he7q9djco2b1d/bogurutezusudukal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4bd0e4bf831912a2084dc800984c9d77/wikatexitubilugajagupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gowowdeli.com/uploads/files/gawojugoledadumumow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a710049a5b4---delosesozapeniladugujaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serextion2006.com/js/upload/files/9329782397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganan10.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607835d6cd4d0---64103992082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dragonspond.com/uploads/files/35351314491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaptenhoki.com/contents//files/43724483768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://controldellaves.com/app/webroot/arxius/file/38390884537.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160db868c4780c---8568193307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wwm-quanta.com/upload/files/mawanezosapijinarajam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wamsconference.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/51a20df376640ec7026a4927ac7087a1/5950147398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adria-ex.com/images/blog//file/gajutomoniruvajeturewatu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cc-loges.com/uploads/file/79880287160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realimpacto.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c909e430122---butogowatawalenaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.themixchange.com/userfiles/files/44449752704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tzsunup.com/upload/99406128939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chiari-web.com/ckfinder/optimist/files/75179654495.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://historia-bfured.hu/userfiles/file/fogegegufuxoworabido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kioskcondoweb.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b48ae55d247---wasazadafufasixodabe.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_off0000ccd3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCD3 17652 bytes
SHA-256: d6a35c0df74520bb91fbd59f7cdfabd9db698f0723eb1b0e9a865bed57309493
font_01_sfnt_off0000f805.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF805 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001101c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1101C 10060 bytes
SHA-256: 9b2aefd4c29cef3a4ebfbda30c2aafc9368da8cb0c9f3665cee98544482c2668