Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 23f91d7b2e29df15…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.5 KB Created: 2021-08-04 06:37:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 4b789f50f6eed0ea8fb13b2ae33c8724 SHA-1: 94deca4e6d1c80baadc2e8fcf741c309658d98d3 SHA-256: 23f91d7b2e29df158c9599296977299aa251bdea4b331bcac81a4c04308adf74
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness, and the link farm behavior suggests an attempt to manipulate search engine results or redirect users to malicious content. The presence of algorithmically generated URLs further supports a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

Heuristics 6

  • 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 http://studiodabo.eu/userfiles/files/71253686638.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://haphadoor.com/upload/files/nutujebapoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adaviestransportltd.com/userfiles/file/nowalogumupabudulale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://toptenstudy.com/upload/files/BodyFile__60B84B68E152C.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sidexsideaudio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a39f2a8153b---tifirikazira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrarioservicos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f59852632b---kikinugozemak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genericdiabeticteststrips.com/userfiles/files/famarapo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1d40f342f49a452b6a9e6a92d773cd2/pagulajefiwuxefowodeme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comesa.com.pe/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/80gngi733k19fqf4512edbsnn1/munovaludepamotexuvat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-poseg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b0c4e314ad---negefepobisimunumil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stagelight.pl/userfiles/files/polobasefivefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osmed.cz/app/webroot/files/files/sufavotiwinavuxupurunigep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://securityguardsupply.org/php/uploads/file/72230690779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpdb.org/userfiles/files/tulusadolivagexoxep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimwendelldesign.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pukufagasezilofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.diktu.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609870e8a473a---fobolibaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arredamentoambienti.it/img/file/27905235049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firanywiktoria.pl/uploads/editor/file/munasanunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/if1nsetjfpehl859jhls2ao9t1/7879051734.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accessprecision.com/userfiles/file/82125577002.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drinkpoint.com/uploads/files/rizenetozexebir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dentali.cz/files/files/puzajorutavosiwugaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conwaychristian.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5fffd7ecf5---zegodaruvenakine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2girlstrippin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080c1c02c1ee---mowoleduzuvefarufaten.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=what+are+the+benefits+of+chanting+lalitha+sahasranamam+everydayPDF link annotation
    • 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_off00010075.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10075 16968 bytes
SHA-256: 2ca72bee90bfeb047ae77f4d48dd3a8035c486c6e80f2e4120bb1f02630288cb
font_01_sfnt_off00012cc9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12CC9 11236 bytes
SHA-256: 4200d8baf3d10c9413c67b116263972941e5cea4838db3fe8004435cd06fa7b6
font_02_sfnt_off000146c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x146C4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1