Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a0c6b8a5c097d57…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.3 KB Created: 2021-09-05 20:17:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: bb61cc7bcb6d6883e5520a398376e0c7 SHA-1: 115061abbeebcc91892e9f125c7ed512e99ceb90 SHA-256: 1a0c6b8a5c097d574231f41703dc89b1e2c9c202bb5702cc5e42695314728ceb
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It functions as a link farm, directing users to numerous external URLs, many hosted on potentially compromised or disposable domains. The PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to distribute malicious content or conduct phishing operations by leveraging SEO tactics.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5739

Heuristics 5

  • 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 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
  • 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 http://drcleancenter.com/uploads/files/202108180136211596.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://thinkhigh-tech.com/d/files/15497945266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ytdrive.com/CKEdit/upload/files/podun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.trimbleexpress.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608db36ea81dd---36222277804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nobleorthodontic.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61f4f085bd757cf0191760af2a9da550/wusibemijuvusigipuso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frappsreagent.com/upload/files/57303703210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://korealabels.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69201953829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maintogelonline2.com/contents/files/seboxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akcompany.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/kigegidatakakufa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a132feaa9f3---wewosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonapoolcontractor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080e60163986---gedabekuxunamoxubiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relleno-acidohialuronico.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/637b8e73de0e2ef119948778767819f9/tinopelulodeluka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fceresources.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pusojazakubovejume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightsourceindiana.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1bbad7653ca37b8ece357e3b152ccaad/busime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jclifeschools.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d9655c6ef7a9be2b0fe8da458318b7f9/wosirog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://budaikepkeret.hu/uploads/file/kudax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.primalegal.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tils6ksa3pk8qqh0ecjcfak7b2/76961465239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radiopopiatej.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094f1e33bcc1---bigolar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canvasations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e85udskf8ie65ig8dbfdgoe51/pefewuvomaliriralexadosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sonntag-immobilien.lu/userfiles/files/burufasavebexomagesekofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dsami.org/uploadfilefiles/xomijuxilomojimi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=greenlee+hand+bender+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000ca4e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCA4E 18064 bytes
SHA-256: 8f5405eb0ff814164da481336936f69edca83945b63fe6622157f12f7b5e4691
font_01_sfnt_off0000f999.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF999 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000111b0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111B0 10296 bytes
SHA-256: a951b2b6aa79688cb7daa1b50aed2872a48d4d062258a06e9da85d32acc0f8a8