Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 14f6e788b535fbed…

MALICIOUS

PDF

100.7 KB Created: 2021-08-08 09:36:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 15bd8336b8ae6ffe4b3502387fe31c33 SHA-1: b217a7d494344c4babd18c000c28b163c9092c04 SHA-256: 14f6e788b535fbed2c14a00d1fc5fe3bca1c7580056c33385701079f21a6b83e
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories and presents a deceptive download button. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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=physical+science+module+3+grade+12+answer+key PDF link annotation
    • http://cesishotel.lv/res/wysiwyg/file/56285426301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.blackandwhite-salon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/69da72fa279bcf9ab6722f86510eeb1d/daberujubeno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almoheetmanpower.com/public_html/userfiles/file/fugajosujuserizipofibadit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teifsepahan.com/files/file/53664685276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://htlexpress.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xutiroza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3f4afs0mbi3fto37aqaao2032h/fexuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homeaestheticsllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c7546db2b7531afbc86c393c08d35d64/ruzinib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szabobuszrendeles.hu/files/files/wajopunobinesivuzesukigef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjhtdszdh.com/v15/Upload/file/202151036221771.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://michaelwilliamslaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/biletenukitivekewupad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607739ca21b91---ruxorisoneruwupukutat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://muratay.nl/userfiles/file/pijikaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yz-yongzhong.com/upfiles/editor/files/86051135392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://414movement.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c4daeed60ec230bb5ebf9520a3a5e077/xosegosipu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erfolgsapp.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b22987a36e8---86422606631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.look4job.gr/images/_user_na/file/dimenekoputetizivopud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kindliving.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/83580327092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bladmedyczny24.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b1a26961a41245cf81f3123468e09706/nemomuvuzilekuxilaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://centar-znr-zop.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b385419b9e7---62925381441.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://urduhadith.org/survey/userfiles/files/80143684882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609099ce631ef---96081405930.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adilaltinsoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fecb6b3048---60919693129.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_off00011ff7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FF7 18400 bytes
SHA-256: 6306d91f308f0033a73044bd45868205ae08ff44b22cb58eb24791695f7f4c62
font_01_sfnt_off00015073.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15073 11456 bytes
SHA-256: 33b02fa0455ec2fb798b8fb0bc556e4a007a258dae0d25552cbe0d6a36dfa09e
font_02_sfnt_off00016b4c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16B4C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1