Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1232414b8e7dc1b3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

106.4 KB Created: 2021-06-30 14:18:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: aca8dcd1b189591c75b5e5ca0dcf41d6 SHA-1: 9fe980108741b1b8212b6bd70eb0877bb2ac7784 SHA-256: 1232414b8e7dc1b3800e5eadb3d85ca44187a910042beeb7d03dc8b54c9b81df
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites hosting further PDF files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The file's structure as a link farm suggests it's designed to redirect users to malicious content hosted on various compromised domains.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9935

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 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://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a0e70346d6---suwok.pdf
    • https://www.napariverinn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f3832b0eceae2e736cf1e3d423970290/batanutelegon.pdf
    • https://cullinanconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kah5f1qrt52ap0sgrah7uohk6s/22216534256.pdf
    • http://quatanggiabao.com/images/uploads/files/74874744801.pdf
    • http://kidneytexas.org/clients/861060/File/41135465276.pdf
    • https://www.lorenzofranzone.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e6321f1b703055252f8e7d17dbd9be3/desemanuxepiwoki.pdf
    • http://sacoorhealth.pt/site/upload/file/pazovapepamolo.pdf
    • http://www.britocunhaadvocacia.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cf60ab0d085---79096744879.pdf
    • https://machnhaduong.com/images/uploads/files/zivarasa.pdf
    • http://ajisushionline.com/uploads/files/88505390018.pdf
    • http://poongdung.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210622_1C7A94085B25A148.pdf
    • http://parishad1925.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/giwemefikawupuzus.pdf
    • https://razvozka24.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/808898db37c0640d3846d9cec43711f0/48989107470.pdf
    • https://yarpaket.ru/userfiles/file/7522705878.pdf
    • http://www.homefacelifters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c4a80778879f0c63030647a54203057/82723742270.pdf
    • https://aquariumfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/68a460aa52d870d95ca5df082edcf33a/59699960258.pdf
    • https://pametnidom.hr/pametne_kuce/userfiles/file/xomigitelupabipedixapumi.pdf
    • http://zkojicin.cz/userfiles/file/rojilefisoxenigidavajek.pdf
    • http://midlandhigh65.com/clients/6/68/682e31fde28f8c6bff7ebba57332ef5f/File/62393178252.pdf
    • http://bluecars.pl/userfiles/file/kowumuboligizotedo.pdf
    • https://www.acptechnologies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b63fc48ad12---50895397001.pdf
    • https://global-brand.net/userfiles/files/kikixututowasexukujejup.pdf
    • https://flylights.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s8em8utjca5418dg4jmtapa17v/7830378274.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=multiple+bee+sting+treatment
    • 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_off00013e1f.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13E1F 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00015631.bin
d39f3868551f60c1b0fee6f7dbbc9704e0a1235980ca4c39ffda088aedf4ca89
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15631 17648 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000183da.bin
ad6b94ad9f543cb42ebcd4bf59a564bc7911117552e8c479d80e951be8077fc3
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x183DA 10708 bytes