Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0dd5a48ed11ab65b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.8 KB Created: 2021-09-23 07:48:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: e9ff8305ed00789a0f03f0922dfdf689 SHA-1: 1a0c6d847b03c1f89b109f37e5339840e1740727 SHA-256: 0dd5a48ed11ab65be905201b864b425e5fe0dfa7102e5e94b0e025d80d525463
194 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads or appear to be part of a link farm designed to obscure the true destination. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' and the ML classifier flagging the PDF as malicious strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristics suggest the document is designed to redirect users to malicious content, likely for phishing or to download further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7217

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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=system+menu+on+android+phone PDF link annotation
    • https://cantarefides.ro/admin/userfiles/file/limatena.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://polymadeniyaglar.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/kezifozabat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercerapparelss.com/userfiles/files/44772099765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://giasidaily.com/uploads/userfiles/file/83883787566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://n-v-v.dk/userfiles/file/77356775868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zniczekowalczyk.com/user_images/file/7448550072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hhsmelt.com/upload/files/tomev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.psstrecno.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145374a690da---45127431910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rallyteamwalraven.nl/file/70680448988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dreamwith.gni.kr/ckupload/files/58127348111.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vizugy.hu/uploads/files/files/bexuwumafesinenizexame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hondaotohaiphong.vn/upload/files/107945689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://praktijk.zorglink.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fezapebufotepezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ncfouting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144cf015e184---zibipof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vhshf.de/File/kafuxuwasipefupozezof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://matfreklam.com/calisma2/files/uploads/sazoxedesape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qkmedica.com/uploads/userfiles/file/jobasedenivezapo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://databaze-zdarma.cz/userfiles/files/71357442678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ssss-sangam.com/userfiles/file/40079083744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://extreamtuning.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161300ce6eea9e---78541639073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5nc6borpla1be4oungbqoskcm9/88060171301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tobywells.org/media/fckdir/file/savojapodoranaradafatifeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://primaria-ciocirlia.ro/media/file/99909603452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidarepavimentimarmogenovaealessandria.it/userfiles/files/17604647206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.golfusa.be/userfiles/files/nulazofufufegazazulawefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ea73.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA73 17620 bytes
SHA-256: 0af05c046402200b653cdb0172233a7d8ff068788690d35ee9376188d86a0c1f
font_01_sfnt_off00011895.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11895 10900 bytes
SHA-256: e43fae61c5704143b179f27ab31cdef893fbd84e08c97cac82a60821e17491f4