Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 42e09a7e1bbd4b98…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.8 KB Created: 2021-06-09 00:08:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: a1d2e92849b873eb753c400431c9bf9b SHA-1: b722ebf1cfa16567ec7526ee2d7be1b7b2f0e2d9 SHA-256: 42e09a7e1bbd4b98538d72badc0686c8dd48cc7265029b8284d5ff12313ce935
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8116

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=weathering+with+you+watch+free+online+eng+sub PDF link annotation
    • http://reclaimsplus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7fd8f945827c3ca9516a10e130bd5495/wiribeposokab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stylist.in.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a729daee090---55688175874.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://a2designbg.com/userfiles/file/muvokususavut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purpleleafestatebuyers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a20ac311f99---zobizazelibabegefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drinkandshrink.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf619b2571---masasugurerolok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hightechrustremovers.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607257ecd4fad---89146796194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amdind.com/userfiles/file/bifaba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thealloywheelcentre.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab900792d4f8b4c6adb1745c10352f20/48871325074.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avtoarka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0916ad9df88e7c1aaa35336f8d8bd6b9/47260821106.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geometrabottero.it/userfiles/files/dixatenokazabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mognational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080dfa0b25b4---fedukunonivenufifit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phillipwhiting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073e293820c9---xujogoxobixasokeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suportti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092c515a0ea0---fefiguguzewezanomob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160805c3d785af---tipuxotidefowafepifotoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mudateconmigo.cl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/993466c41e289c64b2815d428e214345/fozumivudibitopevob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.studiolegalefusimorelli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e90163e0fc---baputonamometolip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc02eaeea62---vorepodat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b085ac7aff6---26802441801.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecef-groupe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/co6q827ftpklismu6ga91vhlu3/3699451132.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alpha-dynamics.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160763ac953939---nesavusomosefuguvexusiluj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000eca5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECA5 3596 bytes
SHA-256: dc4cbf7244888e59fd7ca8ad46040ddb3bac4bad93a30afe6dfd5a3ef2e7f526
font_01_sfnt_off0000f99d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF99D 5488 bytes
SHA-256: f6d8290d2faeda2044ef295e345ebe557a3e29e4dc69b8135d348b7c715ba4ac