Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1bea3ba6af0630a1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.3 KB Created: 2021-09-10 13:12:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 5dff4e1a23c90540a2a7d06e771fafe3 SHA-1: 69b05b780766ff52be0b1d48cd9cf6bf2107a538 SHA-256: 1bea3ba6af0630a1899b699812c4f2c05946a916ccc8bd6a74b1f64dc7a6e1d8
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to various domains, many of which appear to be compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery. The presence of PDF_URI and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports the attack pattern of using link farms to distribute malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=ez+money+unlimited+coins+apk PDF link annotation
    • http://fashioneducation.ru/userfiles/file/80203765603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.habitat-morvan.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nirajaponagagixejefinevov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bensonlandscape.com/editorData/file/xuwuferoraxuxosafixif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://worldkelo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/933168d87b5637aa87beaa858133e59a/78821450755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canavesiobruno-architetti.it/userfiles/files/kavixax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skidubravy.sk/spravca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mimedogubemesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://syntrend.critical.tw/upload/files/kepufeselebudejirasom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://epwuae.com/userfiles/file/37594568181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://simsvizag.com/contentimages/file/16028653420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kheops-so.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rifatobitibelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stabiactiv.com/userfiles/file/78387341264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--1--8kcai1ck2bs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ab20dd5e5ce74b505012ac3e49935f5/fesonapozixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://windfreeklima.com/upload/ckfinder/files/78931294521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edinburghpools.com/contents/files/lixirujojesifudukutomuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://relaxzenter.com/uploads/files/guzumaregowiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inwallendorf.de/userfiles/file/99413921231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://custom-mugs-factory.com/uploadfile/files/getopejukitaketozopok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajisushionline.com/uploads/files/sidubiripexapur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kolodezrus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/51023ff9b3de3595bcc15de6822d7850/fesexazisalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://codienlanhtrangia.com/Images_upload/files/gafilalubajuforanet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topenglish.sk/app/webroot/gallery/files/fewaderugusaxif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gyndoktors.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/81363470334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://khotelmarket.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210904_F5736518EE3F4E23.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_off0000e1ce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1CE 10924 bytes
SHA-256: c921e415e5264cd129c7a3afac5b0210f83b7661a0b27b70dfdc299d852e77fa
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb22.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB22 18756 bytes
SHA-256: 7c3d2cb16f757ad55e8f9f2fc9a2afdd5f78b93b66260bb3b6cad5f3240b0ff5
font_02_sfnt_off00012b6a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B6A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1