Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4163436a2fa623a5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.8 KB Created: 2021-07-10 09:03:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 1f276b704a82e46abeb069abf731dd13 SHA-1: 0a28a6a0667bdf99a9d55094973cf154abfc39ec SHA-256: 4163436a2fa623a55d7630f692f4711acd7a3d8bcf32ced2a7f0dbaff6ea065a
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as a PDF containing a link farm, with multiple URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0' strongly suggests a phishing or trojanized document. The presence of numerous links on potentially compromised infrastructure indicates an attempt to lure users to malicious destinations, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4750

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 https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ff6f0c2ee1---50478098490.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://webgirls-studio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c6e4e14a07---25126681528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hurtglass.pl/upload/file/bumaxuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.webhisto.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cec688e67c---jovipuwul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gtselect.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51204519525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.introspekta.si/ckfinder/ckeditor_uploaded_files/files/bagoxewoluzowatuxawobowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://closehorses.com/userfiles/file/fowadakif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cometsecurity.in/admin/userfiles/file/zabenenujupujene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae6edc8d362---94574339803.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aamdqpfpr.xn--p1ai/upload_picture/naxijirenufosulebapado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://linoforti.it/file/gomewekolilija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicacomciencia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ccff3250d80---regagadirajebemus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laps.pl/userfiles/file/xamizewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gertiesbloomers.com/kousumi/nulook/upload/fckimages/file/21949218293.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607619f5b2d71---zapubarojow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rydalmereprestige.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/en3q0b76i6cg9m26gujfrpq9e1/78112444415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motionslam.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3db9d8e5d5e8856883eacd11e656b91/xebisevokolojotujudutona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thriveelearning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e945b782cfbf4ef1cc0d4e97a75a969c/22367900885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://intechsol.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1774e9e564---71777344579.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://landmanenterprises.com/clients/6/66/660ad4be7ac834282af30b44844c6003/File/27073454124.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://samuiluxurytravel.com/Uploads/file/vupanalelipoluwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.telsercom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b05954bb065---zobobejoxafisudamuzadexiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hyundainhapkhau.vn/upload/files/56813234447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=swain+meaning+in+englishPDF 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_off0000d7cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD7CB 17692 bytes
SHA-256: 32917411921fe8f81b338beec0d1d77c4d6c51ce2c5dfef03dea359c15264832
font_01_sfnt_off00010615.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10615 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1