Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3df31a298d8bab78…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-09-14 23:42:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: c228d927bf85c94be6d26f7863424ed2 SHA-1: 0af3ad0e3811dd992467ae3a16ea574234a8e49d SHA-256: 3df31a298d8bab78dbd2576e9d60624ac138a8178a489456ace162eb26b34d21
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of 'utm_term' parameters in some URLs further supports a phishing or SEO-based lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=gta+v+online+money+generator+no+verification PDF link annotation
    • http://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135826c79277---soturud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140ddc62a1a7---nukiveb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.darrellstuckey.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139c5a128e27---34735748248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acethamessecurity.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b72cbf2e9f5aec52c1c151779f2f0ffc/90301423220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opusbiz.kr/data/editor/file/143749941361321c5a22887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136ec77d0f45---dizoligatotodabugapig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://refah4ter.info/basefile/hotelrefah4terir/files/revitogugojan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://infrabud.eu/fckpliki/file/fuduwumedinudasizuridun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://villaturri.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d1282d4737---banuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://linker-apps.com/files/damezuxikobilaxule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vivekanandbawwa.com/userfiles/file/zipapibugenesepanidojuse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dukra.sk/editor_uploads/files/35262686238.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radeton-cz.vasestranky.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wikalulinovubozekufanoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aristosaigonhotel.vn/uploads/files/jimoruvabotudamerotuxoxuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://managhantasala.net/mailuserfiles/file/malagigupegawof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charmingcurls.se/upload/file/2321338014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136c903019aa---10929521116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----7sbbbizu2bxaod.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/baxen.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • http://kieryk.pl/img/userfiles/file/dapotawusazibo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://compie.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f01f8b601f---44299373290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://neoville.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9e6ecbd328d4bd737c35f4a2edcce15a/83578559393.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://herium.net/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210911_8D1CC6D90BB83DF6.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ski-valloire.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78071219669.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hnfhdc.com/UpLoadFile/2021090808124074836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.peIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • 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_off0000e117.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE117 17888 bytes
SHA-256: 0f960d66b6d3f60d8b13f990460c4962ffecc6639f1a4bf71c454371b7e990e3
font_01_sfnt_off00010f2b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F2B 10728 bytes
SHA-256: bbb969a6035caca821b4532f01b0898e64909d30b7cf12d3b83234b4608c2144
font_02_sfnt_off000127e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x127E4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1