Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 28b3bdbe7007b562…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.6 KB Created: 2021-07-16 03:23:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 1de611b00c69ef68d38079071b0466a6 SHA-1: 1dbe3eb6c64995e2533878db74dbdafeb90b34ae SHA-256: 28b3bdbe7007b562de13fe575d334a0b9fd7ef274ddc3f6d686aba67577fe0f8
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document containing numerous embedded links, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of embedded links suggests an attempt to redirect the user to malicious websites, likely for phishing or malware distribution, aligning with the 'Spearphishing Attachment' technique.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9860

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 http://www.auditsi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af912fcd122---62543211646.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://atek-ent.com/upload/file/napibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gancza-yacht.pl/userfiles/file/japozubum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoangle.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/zalefipase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vico-domrep.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86813661516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r1lb9akbq0jmgt616rm4p0f2qj/wulasewote.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bidmitt.com/img/files/file/13494782812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a11ee80b8a1---72149968747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7522dcaa5e3b33654be80de8e95ce174/47508253037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argyleliquidations.com/userfiles/files/xejunalitarosakofupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ssteelelaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/15673147234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viaterrestre.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4ce4466ada---babetamasarozeranaxewujoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hinogas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e0kk86sg33pe55dfcqh41htsl0/zadojiperuropil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://willtorock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d99e372a50e---ruvok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adamlegal.com/userfiles/file/362394020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dipinkrishna.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077d72be0dc5---63899558038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gasserbush.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8f9418391598b00754dd1559b4bf498e/satewofabub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://southernlightingsource.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/773521f39175ee67b251e45a972ac06e/benuvusu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wilkinsconnection.com/clients/9/94/94ba1e7d864c5c8af3bb481f5f9f31de/File/nejoten.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://southportrubbish.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fd9a95b24b---vabuxinowojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3d83a992c7---fuseladuvivigazabejaroke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k9-warrior.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2jve1nq7nirrc2p27u4ssl9ort/56638696435.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.azembay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aa690pbbhths7mf4caie522i53/dunimez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pisanie-prac.pl/famprojekt_z_serwera/images/file/pumekakuzadafefiferetaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9pf8qtm6cmcvtgqi056aoju7f2/pagutofivujikazitogimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stolizstekla.ru/userfiles/file/zeruwofemo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=without+you+acoustic+chordsPDF 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_off0000e474.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE474 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc86.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC86 16992 bytes
SHA-256: 6924919f9c294af8540ee910abec96faefa3c725aa8811830e4a88e2b390d9a1
font_02_sfnt_off00012922.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12922 10392 bytes
SHA-256: 155cd1535fd3166d7bb40915959c2e3a6defb4f4d67483700defd5a0a5ebdf7f