Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 33b83c69ca73fea5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.7 KB Created: 2021-09-02 23:22:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 00cec6566d03b4a147db9e0eeb5eea75 SHA-1: ecde72038084f5197b74c6ae01430ef11a2e6c63 SHA-256: 33b83c69ca73fea5e71798ca113df3e52d9bb15755043d8d108b7c5dfc46d9d9
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links pointing to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to serve as a lure for downloading further payloads. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristic firings suggest a phishing or malware distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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 https://2greenchicks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f4098398605f134102cc1eecdef5c16/varunujaza.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://chanakol.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jonuwufavitenon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomarazzi.eu/userfiles/files/wolomokalixusumelutefupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://estidevelopers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/212ab5a09ff10599e71fac4efbdb0ccf/84946079423.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vietsonplastic.com/uploads/userfiles/file/wiluwijibul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://candleelectricals.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/megegutukerigezevixix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/99657638232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bunny888.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/semunimasefogakimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://westleyden72reunion.com/clients/4/46/469dc9162705cbff2d1fbe132f144f37/File/25031985663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sipsib.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b5bdeaa5afd06245d28f7acb6e13722/somomelik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paintingservicesonline.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160988e6130d23---mazisosofolujitodulir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banphimchuot.com/userfiles/file/bazubomide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.prestigeautobody.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a392c19302d59c57d8ca3e1e1388dcd2/90185797264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pulsrmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161034ea4e9a00---30591141907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://etimes.mn/uploads/files/81091533968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mikomisushiwc.com/uploads/files/sonolibugubixozogunezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://golfproradost.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90686281929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regaluxiluminacion.com/uploads/assets/file/vunafutemedozebukelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://milcontabil.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/139092nskqm3v1bea3lnn4gc85/dawoluzezuvuse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sibois.eu/userfiles/file/98277290659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/33649585467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grupohk.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3dc9186b78---jepelak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elicopter-de-inchiriat.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160939b0df2688---nimukobodunupifizisidozik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.benvenutialmare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f83c17af69---29236982086.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=the+motorcycle+diaries+pdfPDF 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_off0000b2ee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB2EE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cb05.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB05 10860 bytes
SHA-256: 089aada6482c8a766c2ac28ee0c32818ce7650565c29c835d2f0e8ada4082916
font_02_sfnt_off0000e41b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE41B 14836 bytes
SHA-256: 6fa48d1ee14d8e90b266872ad7fc2be6a382f9dc3b5a43129067a191d32fad2a