Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f7f837191e139dc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.0 KB Created: 2021-07-22 23:30:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 0549850c2627397313bef13af2f0b75b SHA-1: 501451f82361404b0e9409b0f4bedc8149074deb SHA-256: 0f7f837191e139dc1700db548dc03a1d80fe585b2bf383db6b850e50c902230f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports the conclusion that this document is part of a campaign to distribute malicious files.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

Heuristics 7

  • 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
  • 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://master.plus/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/21a45658def863d11455e3a089abe4c0/nabamitupenij.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://phonphangschool.com/upload/files/kopuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emmanuelmissionarybaptist.com/clients/74938/File/51300560949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f8e795b85499b4fac78ae1323a447de6/bijegef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.clubmanizales.com.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b750046493---pitofenaxasatuxixepovez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088b554061ed---73450800990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apoiotelecom.com/imagens/img_fckeditor/file/71747189087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/59545274403.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.victorian-manor.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a85a4172ad1---xosele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nieruchomosci-swidnica.pl/userfiles/file/67742529886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tcufroghouses.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf6840199c5---15733390045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atolab.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1653bb2c142592909a5f3f21ca01f08/sinenowidawefonalexiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4396d2f713---55469542599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://schmitz.cz/res/file/pukadibotumatujaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://completecollegestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc313cfd70aea6ce3d1e48a54a9e153d/digisawavabirikobogujumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anysoldierfundraiser.com/clients/a/af/af293656121fcb8b60a8c910089dd81c/File/mepawifijuxamukuxejivuniw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-insurance-broker.de/downloads/55161046386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sbs-group.co/userfiles/files/61185779189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yatros.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609acade47915---xezok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sonntag-immobilien.lu/userfiles/files/zesajutugika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naturallabs.de/userfiles/file/63916139988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sanier.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oarpv877ronsb9l59b0ol32fe3/zotegurizafukiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ebsenglish.net/_UploadFile/Images/file/24820260068.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=turtles+all+the+way+down+read+online+8novelsPDF 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_off0000fe02.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE02 17576 bytes
SHA-256: f6caf9e19f50b4e66d9ecdf8206dd4c47ef87e62af561b7bd61fdfa4b540c5e2
font_01_sfnt_off00012b81.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B81 10880 bytes
SHA-256: 858198b4d54a39dca8953ec939d087be99285c7d3a89b4ae2269de38f877c306
font_02_sfnt_off000144bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x144BC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1