Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 324704620fa155d1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.2 KB Created: 2021-06-30 08:36:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 7d9871b96ef8b6918131e939cfefc6c6 SHA-1: 4ce697442e556d9c45724e3320c601d2c14d0f1a SHA-256: 324704620fa155d13440e94c2bdbf65bb38f60db582e3e77a320ce0072ec0e28
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports this assessment. No scripts were extracted, but the structure suggests it's intended to lure users to external sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.2214

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
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PDFSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=class+12+physical+education+chapter+2 PDF link annotation
    • http://www.lbf-cosmetics.com/website/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088dd83601d3---nalifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.blackandwhite-salon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d139fe6d3408904e00b2d4a2c8c074d2/38612713859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alliusie.com/userfiles/file/64885617802.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ckpak.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/73529032803.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amenagementsoleil.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071deaac2d38---6947190592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ratsimae.eemedia/contents/file/zoxowuresu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medipratik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b8e244acdc---jalapabebozekowemilol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teplitsyoptom.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9c2437ae3f399748ef9d2ec581b1d979/tisajetafox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ventilatoryzlin.cz/images/file/86525052985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buergerforum-tirol.at/file/furovugomozozitezob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3dc1fe01f938372b23b4121d44d39e52/koredatujematulizafuzivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganan10.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160937d514a411---11446900030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4bcb58a6bc---buduzenetuburawod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imi.vc/upload/files/zonipigizategoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://truck-diagnostic.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ebf6516221084bdfa08ffadd014160a7/jopefajewerubarerufopiki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chicagohalo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b460883e5a3---71708208425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cd13388a60---zuzuzut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kmclogistics.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/514d577c278a5560d0ebcc8521fd7974/jolodovekukukolowevunuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaexpansionjoint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fb8dd18335---wajigexeropukis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tehnol.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075463b9b71e---59496906669.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apartamentselsllacs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1k20v7bo78dseerd37mpkpcn1l/28622688480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://0-50.ru/userfiles/file/nopipalavalinufonidamolij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lashharmony.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sebv50eic5fdsf2tdrqa9hb1m3/tanalusebujof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tramag.pl/upload/file/32758408098.pdfIn 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_off0000eeb4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEB4 11028 bytes
SHA-256: f9af73c205a8ba53361ec07bb25e5ce595dc2707741b2ce54a520fafd0941597
font_01_sfnt_off0001086f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1086F 17328 bytes
SHA-256: e907a54ea474f4ce34d6ed7d806f2a1ba63587622cec80e53ecd3a7638b12345
font_02_sfnt_off000135c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x135C0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1