Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 270ac9400a71f11b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.2 KB Created: 2021-09-02 08:14:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: b37f0ea0e336b08fffc4e518b6793c8f SHA-1: e02b4a4f572a0d88feced76ccaf82d5c9b0781c1 SHA-256: 270ac9400a71f11bb2c8d8e585cddf5d8f6bd569966fa6534583fc6a8951b23b
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and other disposable hosting, forming a link farm. These links likely serve as redirects to phishing pages or malware download sites, a common tactic for initial access via spearphishing attachments.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 7

  • 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 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 https://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=structure+of+atom+objective+questions+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://vannordenvastgoed.nl/userfiles/file/46302196612.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fjordancv.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b2462ff0b69ca097660ddb9cd22c9747/gozoti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjbtrh.com/files/pic/file/ramasageler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://project-st.ru/userfiles/file/zanefopafomitemidadijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hkxhjfc.ltd/uploads/files/20210629155920.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://visaonline-vn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60nb9abofm6oar1160c9uiu53t/vesokexipujotujavizetefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://english-life.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160768747e0060---dilegiwatab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tai.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4df56b0d1d---4352265218.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vtracauto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad893646904---23505743484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1fc08e5f60---dopurofefowekatelexuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079cf3e71f3d---8722415832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16119281cdd874---58727241432.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refundsrefunds.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16124568114104---vuxedofuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fotobolfestmeny.hu/mvc/userfiles/file/gomopudaxudijane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kalirich.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u295unaamt36vinfprusn44ct3/pinegidogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gentlemensquartersbarbershop.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b64e093cd30cfefc824526cf6ee36e3e/87693075357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cobe-ing.it/userfiles/files/70399307641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://originalcheck.it/public/img_admin/file///lobet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brixtontaxi.com/survey/userfiles/files/26675124632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://china-engine.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18729050013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yfatc.com/userfiles/file/nirapotarado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.amiunaorchestra.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3500234d84---56301951726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc1c38cmrgaacmn6m4naeihpi2/72171485736.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cukoyem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r1irdv40cpals1sf03pj76vg10/72583309934.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://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_off0000e0b7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE0B7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f8c9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF8C9 17904 bytes
SHA-256: e62feaa5bab572e8f06c1cc7af87a40e1bef3d19b14e8e23765fd9c0c65c1e50
font_02_sfnt_off00012744.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12744 11392 bytes
SHA-256: 0a27663443550f165494e72de1f84263fa8d1d1a5ed101730d7d2a04bd38d334