Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1028b961ebbc2d06…

MALICIOUS

PDF

109.9 KB Created: 2021-06-30 03:57:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: cb8e2a2bb62647527b206e9797aed2c2 SHA-1: 8e29a29c1ac3f53bdd9973ca7ce2b870dbb47b8a SHA-256: 1028b961ebbc2d06afea9b45de5f4556c3ceab30f4fc2dc9de4e80e425b10cad
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of external URIs and link farms points towards a phishing or malware distribution campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=what+defeats+storm+in+prodigy
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160775bb4c2c4b---buzetiwutenamu.pdf
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd9aaf839f3---21997818097.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i4mkucl3p06aj9ajcdi5v75fo2/94708051916.pdf
    • https://activepymes.com/pub/file/pitufobipofabub.pdf
    • http://zeguvietnam.com/uploads/ckfinder/files/kunepaveka.pdf
    • http://anhuishangbiao.com/upload_fck/file/2021-6-23/20210623043347108997.pdf
    • https://homeaestheticsllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/66d983a2691cec86846557994f0250d4/69720740602.pdf
    • https://stagerightstaging.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/46254d9ddc0cfbdd81a462fd6cd2bdba/reviwisefonoxutekifefoti.pdf
    • https://sygimportaciones.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k450fo3em162oelfnkajhtegf8/foduluwuzifodijamagaxej.pdf
    • https://www.opdrrustukalac.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bebeecec1c7---98590154002.pdf
    • https://wholisticvibrations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/17ea465063b8756c269567ee7f3d6296/96278950792.pdf
    • https://misionesmedellin2030.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t9thu5jjl3h3dr7ih6pgj9ifa9/nogarozumomoxapiva.pdf
    • https://sonntag-immobilien.lu/userfiles/files/64060996853.pdf
    • https://evg-prague.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5d756479f1---21662750852.pdf
    • http://www.aportecnica.com/imagenes/editor/file/68304607423.pdf
    • http://cleanyachts.it/writable/public/userfiles/file/5387623429.pdf
    • https://www.vedaaz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5745862f8903e4e3c7b7d1b4f20d8a6c/fafisuvesowimubixulipu.pdf
    • http://www.radioemka.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad714459288---tomejiritukafe.pdf
    • https://www.spreefahrten-berlin.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s37grra67j4p9p8sek06kgevee/422997489.pdf
    • http://www.tecnotrefg.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a500da34450---73221778578.pdf
    • https://lepjunk12.hu/uploads/files/rugoxofogenakerogof.pdf
    • http://www.oknookna.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab48eca4dd5---xoxobofefu.pdf
    • http://doo-san.com/userfiles/file/20210611113226.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001438b.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1438B 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00015ba2.bin
b5c86a284e8e7b3b0010bee268794e56ed34f00b334342aa8183ac9b66566f88
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15BA2 11008 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000174dd.bin
4f6300724303e4a06348c58e8b75a66b3fe795f33721478e67d97094dad57da2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x174DD 21148 bytes