Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1b2937eeb00afb87…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.2 KB Created: 2021-08-17 01:07:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: da3d8b504eb91958416e5723347726ae SHA-1: 77b888d286d8f85bde07f2838bb0c00c14d930ac SHA-256: 1b2937eeb00afb877e030a3d7587706b8320407dd889295d64768a678ed19368
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a link farm designed to lure users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9076

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 https://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+cheat+in+mycareer+2k20 PDF link annotation
    • http://broomfield82.com/clients/4/48/489ff1710263d1ca947d92387d56c809/File/jetore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://freemansphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160996b0aa1516---59580055533.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dichvuhangngay.vn/uploads/image/files/75659451604.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ceee3d4611baa79e05e6213a0c11f60c/87748206151.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e7794d13618---58942821838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iominneapolis.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/10918c7af5360fba6af1df6d4cd2f441/zalerapomesefekalevelavog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.isgs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3c7260f4a6bf00ce54f40c1e2a00454/zufigogebuverumuvep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gezond-trakteren.nl/kasteel-doornenburg-img/bestandenfile/bitadexigabobuwafunuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.misshandicap.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160960261d40b2---duvutipiwadogixatiruro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://centar-znr-zop.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090641dc3423---nipeneven.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://c4ir.ae/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v2vjflc83k9b4umt336ddno5s7/bafuregelerikorozafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asclyziarskyklub.sk/userfiles/file/guvabetuvuvadatovanavuwid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquariumfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/80f54cd32f26c89188bab25b5e30be36/4827659278.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clarkstownhs64.com/clients/2/25/255c49a504cbad61718694d8b78dfcdd/File/96649219576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thewentworthco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8rn4nj5o02urokkgdct93eca5f/lamorilose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvsystexperts.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ofeunkdmjpl1teus6sbgon0vg4/1990961419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bizwd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b99e321a824---nolotazabakonotifixume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koopmankennedyfeller.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/bibivimujonajomuxukibel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trsbarriersdirect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t22dq6h5cev91pte77a70nr1bp/navevutupakave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartdeal.pl/files/upload/files/paxasebejadenabexabenam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wccia-vastu.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a74e4d7be5deddb88e61c4fb77a7f9e2/tuvenipifog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daltan.hu/userfiles/file/18132810752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altelaw.com/uploads/image/file/dutisewepoparujin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emprenderem.cl/files/20163791780.pdfIn 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_off0000e95d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE95D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010174.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10174 10808 bytes
SHA-256: 1da8d0ae448a4470c8f51d94b065f500ba0e9e04cc783abeba212ef3201d12bc
font_02_sfnt_off00011a40.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A40 19072 bytes
SHA-256: 2b70d1d13a97be9ad1a5de80bdbce3ca885741b6fff58c40b249a2294515fd4c