Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1ed0acc403920ff5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

111.5 KB Created: 2021-07-06 14:28:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 8d2b36c55ea0e94b003155fdac2440b3 SHA-1: f26602e10fe66960b9ee1c54432367e27b0e51f7 SHA-256: 1ed0acc403920ff5971fb787691bbb7b68a452a5d5ca9eb5dd31bf4c1b34964d
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The heuristics reveal it functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised or disposable hosting domains. The embedded URLs, such as http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c730f7a952---53738455893.pdf, are likely used to distribute further malware or conduct phishing attacks.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9794

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • 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 http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c730f7a952---53738455893.pdf
    • http://argumentua.com/i/file/41685388400.pdf
    • http://chi-kara.net/userfiles/file/fukowef.pdf
    • https://alphacleanwashing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3278ae320e23c35ebad4616ba997f6d0/14637483820.pdf
    • https://ecef-groupe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q0ov8k5j0lpq2o2rk3e6augae7/dinazigesulo.pdf
    • http://interwork.sk/userfiles/file/japidigulinosaduxozi.pdf
    • http://grandinspirations.com/clients/75274/File/84155820231.pdf
    • http://vstarmp.cn/upload/files/20210620_003626.pdf
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c03d53c4dd---99245336491.pdf
    • https://heatingboiler.ca/fck_upload/file/dolekatudufelijogomukevap.pdf
    • https://iword.de/userfiles/file/29206574905.pdf
    • https://lesfeesdelhetre.fr/upload/files/46811555051.pdf
    • http://ajtoablakcentrum.com/_user/file/fivobidevakuj.pdf
    • http://anhuizhkj.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-18/20210518051507601542.pdf
    • https://jackyrouxmethode.com/userfiles/file/zitodowogalasuranumuk.pdf
    • http://cbelmira.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f13n7jj7e15a1m6n94j9odae86/42129030678.pdf
    • https://www.inkfactory.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac1062ced37---gukoroxojuxajuded.pdf
    • http://lisahyatthealth.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d2196292f66---pujinepapuf.pdf
    • https://bczenekar.hu/files/file/datunasaruxupofoditozeji.pdf
    • http://lncxjzxxw.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-18/20210518102855274018.pdf
    • http://namuvaldymas.lt/userfiles/file/limonufozafizomilutolupud.pdf
    • https://nidi.mk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/22940387545.pdf
    • http://www.timtransportes.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c20dd38e6e6---pebuwegipaxonaturox.pdf
    • http://www.suffaheducation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e94a817975---60838554123.pdf
    • https://robotics-institute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i1o1bu4qhthq9ue8gm6nj4f7rt/tabapozigiwowarove.pdf
    • https://www.ogblfrontaliers.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nc6dnllvjct3o2n2a5da8rcrh3/48764151537.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=guided+imagery+for+anxiety+pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000150c2.bin
5e250f7c892e8ff046d4a77f43244a2487baaea1a56563e5f8c41022240c3051
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x150C2 17200 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00017d8d.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17D8D 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000195a4.bin
0e8a4d3ca1d3b1544d57184091376de0545bd95c2e27c9392a64d0d8a6caf2a3
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x195A4 10984 bytes