Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 450867ef8a1862a9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.6 KB Created: 2021-09-19 02:42:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: a4507e5114467ec362255ec2be4e72d4 SHA-1: 6e3bf9a30f6ecac80ddbb0c1d0d568fa2ec6a4ff SHA-256: 450867ef8a1862a9b688b384beebc8c13f302b3b5333843c0a500bd9cc6a74b6
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or appear to be part of a link farm designed for SEO manipulation. One prominent URL, 'https://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=lightroom+full+unlocked+mod+apk', suggests a lure related to software downloads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

Heuristics 6

  • 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 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=lightroom+full+unlocked+mod+apk
    • http://tomboy2.com/images/library/File/sagutetopugimewutop.pdf
    • http://amunt.madteam.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/remowidixerodujapixobu.pdf
    • http://agro-partner.com/Image/files/54512659068.pdf
    • http://bulk-supplies.com/userfiles/file/5780672799.pdf
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137138d822ca---86624193934.pdf
    • http://abakus-routing.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rapavafesujasezudane.pdf
    • http://hla.vn/upload/files/32156039593.pdf
    • http://avvocato-callegaro.it/public/file/9074072485.pdf
    • https://signika.pl/Upload/file/67617868044.pdf
    • http://atlantichomeportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f4c6ea27db---vujidogutigeborizadi.pdf
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161336f76368d8---sibijasinibu.pdf
    • http://simp-q.ru/userfiles/file/luxifelefabikorub.pdf
    • http://client.diffuse.info/files/75701858306.pdf
    • http://dintainoodle.com/uploads/files/sujudodulidero.pdf
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f88b64cda9---35036376816.pdf
    • http://westfallassociates.com/documents/file/jorilibesazu.pdf
    • https://stopserv.ru/files/file/datuva.pdf
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161450cf8ef969.pdf
    • https://webshopplus.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/21997595560.pdf
    • http://www.sunarsurdurulebilir.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j7kjru0fuli871qk05ehk7iio5/nedut.pdf
    • https://archielectronics.com/userfiles/files/27475121452.pdf
    • http://ufnk.fr/app/webroot/files/file/xexovejakujedodowave.pdf
    • http://marthomaiticherukole.com/userfiles/file/59902685610.pdf
    • http://www.marcelasemper.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ebd4c67918---22190146848.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b6ba.bin
5adc7256460f846c6be9ff6a9dd3f577b07e981eb6a6218e7f6964e6a8e59fc6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB6BA 11048 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d00b.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD00B 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000e81d.bin
f3047a58276e453552981494febb8917e201ac48b7b968fc3ad6781adcce0eb9
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE81D 15816 bytes