Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0fac93ff662f2551…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.6 KB Created: 2021-07-07 03:30:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: b33151816731f36c812378fe33cc59be SHA-1: 234af4b915337e597458029b99c6784e5bf2bfc9 SHA-256: 0fac93ff662f25517ad68817d8ddb66ab713147d8e0dd96e2b1711c2d9beff41
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the linked content indicate a likely attempt to redirect users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9946

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://jetzterstrecht.hamburg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2hhkeluhvvvp7rbqvrqu1npqn3/30790873458.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://irinaburmistrova.ru/files/dubune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caigeshi.com/uploadfile/file/2021061701091273499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f14b24a27d---degopabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heatingboiler.ca/fck_upload/file/zudofakasevanak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gildiamasterov.ru/userfiles/file/27634359541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motty-etai-sharon.com/files/files/83607980011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--90ad5ackt1d.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38312b36afb3917788295c96417c1f87/fikoxusevaximemosuzuniz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.blackhillsdancecentre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b40ae08bd00---gekumetubuwenego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blissworldbeauty.com/newerac2c/userfiles/file/81379351631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bluegreenshouseboats.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086e44e05418---lapuvisilewomegeku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://swimproject.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9efbb008ec197bfb7aad258667ae17f6/10550243713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://huiking.cn/uploads/file/302207546336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dataction.org/demo/dataction/media/82143697891.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lifemartrealestateconnect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oj4vvtqogfh4orgcnaa72n1907/bebamamulikiwapafol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://airflow-skateboards.com/upload/file/nagipadimarawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6c47448f82---junuforuvigunifitasirud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cedicar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d286fcd8c55---sufeve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yourhealthyourchoice.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607168b784265---sumomiropuxogefulelam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088586782a27---50620168333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grupo-kayros.com/userfiles/file/beloxeneramakogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.histoiresdegroupes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d501af036a---zuxusazosanufatafobit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=the+scorch+trials+2PDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c8e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC8E5 16544 bytes
SHA-256: 637d2795eb3f6600b93f32cdfb94bb0fa001b04611c0e52a42d44d6711d982dc
font_01_sfnt_off0000f3b7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3B7 17368 bytes
SHA-256: 25b274b7d552252d7f2c0d76f1e6421d08785a4192892f48c579d9d5a91acde0
font_02_sfnt_off00012720.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12720 10308 bytes
SHA-256: 73bd58055b9e594e9410c3df2d1fbe2b146a9b6099e20ec53d19e9f07b15f17f
font_03_sfnt_off00013e94.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13E94 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1