Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2ad6955deee57a8c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.8 KB Created: 2021-07-08 23:34:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: ea0fdfc649a92da5e3c61247018e0d77 SHA-1: 04d3e243e107adf1c8a7f391c204e9ad8f582984 SHA-256: 2ad6955deee57a8c910446028e274434027e743c09f1d1bee7575299abc134da
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories and contains embedded JavaScript. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5572

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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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://directprocessors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a0d971fb9a---sejidinex.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e49466e2c31---sefiforawibikifibexozapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f3c6b04519---41844008800.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://security-m.jp/tool/images/file/mosiwigitoradej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chetanaus.org/bheru/uploadfiles/file/sulegagamid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grappin-annat-como.com/userfiles/grappin-annat-como.com/file/82158681541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hadlowsecurityshutters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/06f05a8a42a3de8ab353e21e18931093/55909853444.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ventiliatoriai.lt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nubezukebinarevadape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ever0036.com/assets/uploads/ckedit/files/20210621032507.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cintabogor.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/81473527324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ekransamara.ru/files/27152661003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regenerativetherapyforpain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9eeb4f490e36f2af56ed1244ab2929f1/jikowiberovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apoiotelecom.com/imagens/img_fckeditor/file/mamalusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7bc17604ec---90251542201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb67e1f0f1b---jeweropanasazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adaviestransportltd.com/userfiles/file/duzuzatisomenabivoruse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veronicanealhome.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/2/160871dcf30e60---tadejevuwedixaxuzaripuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c90a2832254---39382338183.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trsbarriersdirect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/22m7up3jj8g7tfef077i5o23gk/gamipap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orig-shop-gsm.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26239492804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matrixuniverzum.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083b9121ab25---84965214572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=english+sheepdog+for+salePDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000108cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108CC 10664 bytes
SHA-256: 84121f8dff269d1fca1d8b12f0484c7f36dd00b2cb2a70d7d9f22ebb13ef2763
font_01_sfnt_off000120da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x120DA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1