Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0733f1657c3031fd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.7 KB Created: 2021-08-24 18:42:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 8cbc98c245c74b4a98542dfeb35eeeb8 SHA-1: 060613794ec0b69cb79fa8f71cf62274bbbe64e9 SHA-256: 0733f1657c3031fdec43af432893a6a10907e400c55ec6e0b5620b173801865b
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the heuristic firings and URL analysis are sufficient to assess the attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9888

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://www.skupp.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160809ca9a19ed---95090605654.pdf
    • http://viettelhaiphong.me/data/dulieu/files/kigufebodujasadibefemij.pdf
    • https://rajakeempat.com/contents//files/wovidujudeterove.pdf
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9d05f692e7---46107597580.pdf
    • https://hglobaltourb2c.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210708_A707867AC29532FF.pdf
    • http://nmglyxx.com/userfiles/file/livalujufufekakidagufow.pdf
    • http://starke.ca/clients/84205/File/79700796322.pdf
    • https://highrise.pl/file/godemipopizarizefuvidoro.pdf
    • http://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf32a95507---mekozovote.pdf
    • https://cavalier-hundezucht.ch/userfiles/file/41661002221.pdf
    • https://irrisyst.eu/files/file/vixerepavitemetov.pdf
    • https://nobleanimalsanctuary.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/dipaxobikawuw.pdf
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b32ae88a938---jejofib.pdf
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f46478c327---8122337007.pdf
    • http://hatowo.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/paratupojuruzuvadikud.pdf
    • http://allegroescrow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160871d193202d---jiwudazazojodofagunoro.pdf
    • http://universalgroupautos.com/files/others/vazavilifaruraroju.pdf
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160929031ba5f1---werisudinalaz.pdf
    • http://www.ximangsongthao.com.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/ragezutufu.pdf
    • https://www.goldenplanet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d77585df2fb---tizeko.pdf
    • http://cropscipublisher.com/files/upfiles/file/rowifojidi.pdf
    • https://www.colegiodesafio.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083c008733c5---tenarajukaxezef.pdf
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161066e670b862---81170103371.pdf
    • http://fouladsazanco.com/Upload/file/77300020742.pdf
    • https://mosallaesf.ir/uploads/ck/files/46485268275.pdf
    • https://selectwifi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c171529e315---29234701243.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=callable+on+demand
    • 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_off0001181f.bin
7e5dc8c6ac2583f0a2cb3abed698176880735ecc44b69966671b5fa7f1cd762e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1181F 17864 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000146c6.bin
c147e6eae239d4657a4e4f53965fed09f018ccc592358d95c3b2755becf01d1b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x146C6 10120 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00015d4e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15D4E 16792 bytes