Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 279d335c6ce335b2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

166.8 KB Created: 2021-07-01 00:12:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: cf74b4dc713c8b6c1fb447befd0236e2 SHA-1: 45f60f5e4074a6d2ceb3e5f1180e718ca0d729c4 SHA-256: 279d335c6ce335b27b9a5090c9943388a74bc9c376f4fe0eb748e9cd686acd06
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains a link farm pointing to numerous compromised websites, many of which host other malicious PDF files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded URLs and the nature of the link farm suggest an attempt to lure users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9358

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://hitourkorea.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210619_C86A2B0C9E8692A1.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.fsnn.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7619578677---vuriwonevofasejipon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://funkydrop.shop/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0826c0f481a68eb6bd3d427d15a676d6/xoxeketafirumeliparafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jpjplumbingandheating.com/FCKeditor/file/xugetobudijifowolev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wtmongolia.com/materials/file/sotagavab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bettyloupaints.com/userfiles/files/sazupubesupezuxamesune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.johnknox.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071fda067d39---97566383408.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoscuolauniversale.it/userfiles/files/80226282704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webcertain.net/contentupload/fckeditorUploads/organization_/file/kemidisupemifup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.uppld.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ffda0bee86---kupetasizodivukevixamada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tecnotrefg.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a77649591d3---wufifenenatofidurapitaba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.studiolegalefusimorelli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609627aae6edd---74974851118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dodici12.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/purvvq7jlactcu5bd28qadgsn3/77175566291.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sg-design.top/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/58424bc28f796a55f2779e3e6a3b83c7/xirewevujudure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nc2e.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a0b7b8b8b7---sazokubeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vizzzio.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/39c70564aaf13e24d04efd7d4ef32048/lukarokubobopixuzafej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mu-rrrc.com/userfiles/file/foxuvexalinoxiwemekerimaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5dcb5d6ubu0l7r31u9o3gvq9j7/66021211091.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langeline.com/ckeditor/upload/files/vavexuvewibazubabak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://training-solutions.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5fa30140be---63515920998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alignerco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7e278d30b12928ed782bee2cc7dd3de6/95054668526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://churchosonline.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d1eefbe5f3449350eab317194ab0e7d/67953341003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jagatjyotischool.org/jagatjyotischool/userfiles/file/kufigeveribegigazexof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609764d3646e8---98599465939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greshamgilessalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/62a224b2820220c3e8203fcb32757d33/jugonifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.barankayalar.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ca5b755ab5a---virogugu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caphegiabao.com/upload/fck/file/83070395076.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sckstone.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dff8141f1ad45f019fc99d344775d0a1/funebebilezulimamijuzas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=in+all+your+ways+acknowledge+him+and+he+will+direct+your+pathsPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001f8b2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1F8B2 28004 bytes
SHA-256: d3e8c4e3bdd466b5b14b11119fc3fdbeb87ec88e9fe8561e77b93b15326e5919
font_01_sfnt_off000238c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x238C0 19316 bytes
SHA-256: e29f10702d31fcd08ec175afd228f982b669e8349e38695f57036598bc8e43c1
font_02_sfnt_off00025995.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x25995 11304 bytes
SHA-256: d7b8297c785d6c82327ad8cbc93cca052198265ffb877efdf181a4f5b9fc5e47
font_03_sfnt_off000273dc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x273DC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1