Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0b94255a19b0f8d8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.5 KB Created: 2021-07-31 21:51:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: d0c4a58d297b62560b09e34fd2daf4ac SHA-1: d7f5f8aca607c5d1e6e776af9bf03885c2d66860 SHA-256: 0b94255a19b0f8d8cd77aec25d99515f6a3135f28ae9b13ce23761b995a0c945
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF document containing numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness. The presence of link farms and compromised upload directories suggests an attempt to lure users to malicious content, likely for phishing or to download further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9932

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://maytinhtuyenquang.com/home/maytinhtuy/domains/maytinhtuyenquang.com/public_html/images/file/luvagidurupojenusebam.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://reclaimsplus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ec90781cf72b9409cbc33e8564034a9f/medowuluditaxafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bellezaeimagen.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4a8f2eb5cb---70577295122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pointvirgule.ca/upload/editor/file/bewagem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhvuongthuphap.com/upload/ck/files/xesazawirotudimokepis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onnetsolution.in/userfiles/file/91071752084.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accesoriosalmayor.com/images/userfiles/file/30661326406.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spazmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072abfe42897---81550134631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.funes.gob.ar/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fibaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbpartner.cz/userfiles/file/gazuwawinop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imagebeaute.fr/userfiles/file/54991372096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gsccn.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074217aadd37---lagukulavotiguwuvoxeze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itaindustrial.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad56c2bf718---kamulop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oknoplus-omsk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/82653cdd585c0bcaef868b1492950bd5/wibunobobipugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.caesarstravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a90448f3f25---88891312724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a536258da4---xokujojigovuzuvebatebi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://koncnc.com/genelresimler/file/rajapixekabikak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maasmartcity.com/userfiles/file/fodusu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fobiy.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/77710417b87e386b05337cb61f4237c4/jusitakamupavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://socialbomjesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c15b27264ec---10834797567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.annaleehuber.com/content_files/file/78570198017.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avsa.org/sites/default/files/images/files/vugebuxeni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wagnerfamilyreunion.com/clients/866685/File/gakore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mostex.sk/files/articles/file/93291455849.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kakvkusno26.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/87fccdb886f44af442a3b316e76c781f/mekipibufipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/28064551671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+fit+corrugated+pvc+sheetsPDF link annotation
    • 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_off000108f5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108F5 17280 bytes
SHA-256: 22ce5d31bd911f90997820360e8d449350520bf0c2ea78ca057b3eb1f59bd8d4
font_01_sfnt_off000135b0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x135B0 10992 bytes
SHA-256: a89dfcdde429c714c9d8f5eac89a972bda8849322ad9d0319fd01dbcfed81cd2
font_02_sfnt_off00014f3a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14F3A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1