Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0cbaa8c1e89712bc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.1 KB Created: 2021-09-05 01:55:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 0f4697120dcb40c3315038e7aa468eac SHA-1: 7e4e9a8a989f636e47799763250b95647c9d913c SHA-256: 0cbaa8c1e89712bc4a80284527ba9588c670707703e3b148678a47d2251660f0
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file exhibits characteristics of a phishing or malware distribution lure. It contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content or redirect users. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the idea that the document is designed to trick users into downloading a payload. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 8

  • 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 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=catfish+hatchery+management+fry+and+fingerling+production+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://aldea.work/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a3a896e6a642c89398aca5b3a08c40da/salawetogikakesap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pikewallis.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093025992d6f---lubodedefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://interesttour.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c5f22c4b21a2aecc86a1bda1c9332170/kumepazerugagare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allseasonsart.com/uploads/fck_uploads/file/8938842044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irmascaritasdejesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d1ac7ab87be---98458905796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rehahomecare.com/upload/editor/files/95724418019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dermo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076c9f89e81c---99472476723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadianrelocation.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9d19a63dbb---96367783902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bash.cl/media/file/11014393699.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julianina.dk/upload/file/65789689697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitestrategyglobal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/efd2e5d19ab078c0e516b363324ec4d5/17522922459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cheapneasytrafficschool.com/CheapNEasyTrafficSchool/pa/trainstation/uploads/image/file/96195362500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oancora.com/ckfinder/files/80696323414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://outsourcedbackoffice.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2916285019cddc4a93aed47b26097fa9/24437378577.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heritagelogs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nk4lfrnrolea1bgg1kbs8u1od6/84595056634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phunggia.biz/userfiles/file/sifej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaemsp.org/upload/editor/file/2331662177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cassotech.nl/site/data/ws/files/tadikivij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ercrs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bcatle1bcksuaq4tcndqfhji7r/zukezinekenovirudik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaestehaus-am-erlkoenig.de/img/editor/file/dofipegawotexadigaputowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/36360008871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.projectorrentals.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091d8b68ea6d---jibavuraluvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uni-soar.com/userfiles/file/titewozenam.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_off0000dfdf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDFDF 11312 bytes
SHA-256: e8fe69efd18589755cd9a008704b9f243d2cdfe800ae00b9afca7255c17afac2
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa1f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA1F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011231.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11231 16992 bytes
SHA-256: 3ebfaeaf48c7867d3b3e0c320b00c2f8ba4d3e621e2525f5f07048d7d724c880