Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0ee085d4dcc3a0cd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.5 KB Created: 2021-08-31 12:56:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: b19336d7f964a8680b150eaf202c8655 SHA-1: 562e35802b771196393e73870944ee3f1a6e6d83 SHA-256: 0ee085d4dcc3a0cd935d3eb4c5803ff4198ffde168283c1f5e7a2f9b498a5ad6
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It uses a fake browser/software-install lure. 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 0.9977

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
  • Browser extension / update installation lure high SE_BROWSER_INSTALL_LURE
    Document tells the user to install a browser extension, plugin, viewer, or browser update to view content — a common social-engineering path for credential theft and malware installation
  • 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=user+agent+switcher+to+chrome PDF link annotation
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f47f855411---gogopibeborem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argra.rs/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f72634dc09---81564371116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://divinenine.net/userfiles/file/lulexuwux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wijikuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://am-assets.com/aom/magnolia/userfiles/file/jesadizanapanulali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://valeneighbors.com/userimages/8347385853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://borderpak.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/42f4cb0ea8a9096d76b75b32a8475a80/kemes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://posekatzahradu.cz/files/file/77032284728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hsegroup.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2qmvmqkahg1pmuosta5k0ou0m1/zarorijatafoxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ikedatosou.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af80aa467d8---kosepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beachfirebrands.com/userfiles/file/48058187719.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alexandrapanayotou.com/web/images/static/file/35973963131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drahmetbostanci.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da7895c5019---15711614071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flvirginia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b7df1e1f045ced8953814d3b92bbf40/88174245455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://powermailer.in/userfiles/file/47754578342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dragonspond.com/uploads/files/73242375639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alpha-dynamics.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f6570aa746---93502262575.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvgrup.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ccd4b0eb292---49124496035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://compie.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608118d2d7ff2---foxes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://craftsmancuttingdies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b06c31446e9987daed3a7c4df381048e/xamukeniwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirrorgallery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f3f82d0c1b---45908793743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bogelaipigeon.com/upload/file/84564711163.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acril.ru/ufiles/files/62413696242.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_off0000d80a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD80A 17360 bytes
SHA-256: e7a30755cfe6333326297686433db032ff544e13bc506cb9cd58722034fc947f
font_01_sfnt_off00010529.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10529 10724 bytes
SHA-256: fa5c2a6425becd4824092fd5cfd69d54a0e3f6df00a1e2f24449cd2d21359b60
font_02_sfnt_off00011db1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11DB1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1