Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 426e9751a75e4eec…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.5 KB Created: 2021-07-31 04:26:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 48725f6acbe0fe7ad2c79f9591401cbf SHA-1: 2432d9627276b5874f8553522c236db1c140127e SHA-256: 426e9751a75e4eec01f4cf5627bc1d24084663aaeab1a21f04a569e62e01d341
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites hosting further PDF files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a second-stage payload. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports the attack pattern of distributing malicious content via a link farm.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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://www.hagensmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5928e251c9---miwimitofijonidijawer.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.loicadesacavem.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161047795a5d82---kowozup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duocthientam.com/uploads/ckfinder/files/73691211742.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tobywells.org/media/fckdir/file/xaziporejifixilaniz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://discoverapartmentsforrent.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b41bc1b98b6b3659ae5b4d43af35e51/diwejasaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://businessdevelopmentcenter.pl/uploads/userfiles/files/96474663924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rivieahk.com/clients/5/51/51325344bd1517f257d6959d5350918e/File/82249604465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://retco.ge/ckfinder/userfiles/files/22285465585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://keramann.ru/uploads/files/bimikopewiruzuwawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carraracucinecomponibilitrapani.it/userfiles/files/69300587439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c2ba001dc59cfa3ca9be5021c3aadcef/dapitovadalisiwedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://precisionautoandac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b9e25ef2a2222c668593d5c5febc2957/51322060610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chipublichouse.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nowetunevog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pansophers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad21ccd3c54---59907896180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alvasari.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2d2b6286a1---simawituja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hwayinn.com/image/files/20210701_235807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2bus78r4ur0a4eoiuvblc3s7o2/wizuwewuxibonebasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://formapolis.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d5ce7589f92757f319926b3cd0c848c3/87464868657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagiez.com/userfiles/file/31974791904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agilitynd.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/76873353f01de2142a5529daeb20a1a1/10169404556.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vrakskodamnetice.cz/file/65781953563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srmhospitalities.com/images/bulk_images/files/47123011084.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://111-orte.de/testarea/cwsCMSlight/media/files/29852556566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kalmi.ru/upfiles/files/40021146950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=descargar+musica+mp3xd+gratis+para+celularPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ebdd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBDD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000103ef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103EF 18644 bytes
SHA-256: 184c7b717b75822b1b7e5b74af23660f79a5f21adfa3a7d35379b035f19e4bc5
font_02_sfnt_off000133f7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x133F7 11008 bytes
SHA-256: 8d6332712bfd4aeaebd5aaecc275be7bed23d7493a77f33614b7dfe65762801d
font_03_sfnt_off00014d79.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14D79 17004 bytes
SHA-256: 1d6a7c9b1d4d910ef2546efc64e1e13bdf32658182e4648c55faf23d02ed6acb