Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2bea6f41ab313dd9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.7 KB Created: 2021-09-02 13:49:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 98ae661712e68b3ca8b1305c42476e4d SHA-1: 63a41a4b58bd1b23c745945a49fdee72ce2d96b0 SHA-256: 2bea6f41ab313dd96eaeb1a75c974eb32f09dce7876f1febd9b652f027af709d
154 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. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8582

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • 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 http://www.redactordecontenidos.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a33346af1d---24874669750.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://xn--e1aaafipco3bk8gra3b.xn--p1ai/upload_picture/file/15104881914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://netshopnepal.com/userfiles/file/demomoxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canvasations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/heirmfj9r1jfvuso1gqb91ith6/dujolesare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://best-infosystems.com/userfiles/file/rozabewonufexozetiponubaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beautifulmoda.com/userfiles/files/vojiworusepidipoba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fsnn.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160780f51a1a22---83736412618.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carszana.com/image/upload/File/48043224885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.clubmanizales.com.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072ce3836159---62306850359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fructusartis.com/i/File/kerezozigavabirapalufubo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biodent.ro/m4fm_files/m4news/ck-uploads-files/19991419720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.webplease.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pq465h55neqcah72ntgmkeuo4s/49265947270.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvsystexperts.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v8gn5fuc46io8j5figpgc1lhm2/sovumelokogazivudapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soportedevida.mx/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sarika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avtrak.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wufuvosevefagina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lynnesnaturaltreats.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ef78d1d659d1dda9e13ef09116bdbeda/18417306904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161154cd4cabfa---sevaloduwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609df3657e18b---vapig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://member-amz-seller-system.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/86339371d7b63ebcbb7a088577b46ca5/33796588226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abpaluso.com/upload/file/todawusezunagoxatazozad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://contelex.it/userfiles/files/sokogukuxenarik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouldersudbury.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a064a6a39a7---dopareleruradalesejanipez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indianmailbox.com/assets/images/userfiles/files/firugetigekomakazinub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fli.edu.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/82088029888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=conjuntivitis+adenovirus+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000d044.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD044 10772 bytes
SHA-256: f287545cec7d949748edb39e340d0b752ba620859bbdf1a434a5a2395492625d
font_01_sfnt_off0000e939.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE939 18084 bytes
SHA-256: 017406af3c35a6f8a7a8b373107f9d743f892211360e279db6b1a674b4f4c6bc
font_02_sfnt_off00011786.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11786 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1