Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1802aaf183107461…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.8 KB Created: 2021-06-28 11:59:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: b5d3692c817faf3674a990ce1fff8028 SHA-1: b17611af3eaa8e817230a06d60f74461a7e27d1a SHA-256: 1802aaf183107461a4ac8b2ba929dc0f5a59abbbadcb1e85fdc0c333a9ab6860
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links to compromised WordPress uploads and other disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded links likely serve as a lure to download a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=sum+of+two+irrational+number+is PDF link annotation
    • http://xn--80aaffebba2apgigwiiececnggk9e4k.xn--p1ai/pict/file/sojeganuzugazexawonikikak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oschouston.com/osc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a344a75cc3b---rebapevaxixu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sipare.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e28l21d8q4ssdftnbcjj0rpal2/41794601312.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dq1r4kkvkaj0oraepmjp6f2pgc/55185941129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/19343975068.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medicalalliedtraining.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9d18e2ced5---vajapafibiwazogupep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grundys.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0f43a81c44---limukojubakemalefez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zoldlepes.hu/userfiles/file/86254112792.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thuaphatlaihoanghuy.com/uploads/files/72603184324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kocay.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bf7d4089e0---37313592074.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://airelimpio.mx/img/editor/file/61278823966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jdbailbonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/486dd15de10f21617a73f8478b3d9c72/64274933605.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adaviestransportltd.com/userfiles/file/ruvuxovolader.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sumisaedu.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210625_5C708B48528BD094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serendipityorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072577cd2cf6---1151959633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://childrencareandliteracysociety.org/userfiles/files/52364733494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6385cfed7593bdfda7bbca76eec35da8/jadegoleloduj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trackeg.com/en/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abfc946396a---43596170085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ofrfn3sk3tejn3c19mdej07v09/59421584259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cullinanconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fuacn9hjmr7bs7e4a02gjk2hc3/83880759902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cd634e941f---dusetukojukotoxesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gzky.cn/dubeite/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210614_200052.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_off0000b31a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB31A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cb31.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB31 10776 bytes
SHA-256: e42fe538ae538c981858f9e1b1c34031124adad8ff704fa201b77bca0afc0386
font_02_sfnt_off0000e40e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE40E 15036 bytes
SHA-256: a80016482ba38c48036821cbf74206c4a86e6a072e102f4ec053b9873ee1a675