Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4645c1a664e275d7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.4 KB Created: 2021-09-03 12:43:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 01f571829203b090ad6714da8c67840a SHA-1: 2707a8f37dec52102ee2d630d2478b78139e7f35 SHA-256: 4645c1a664e275d72fe1a690c6970286613606700dc43a810d3dfb7e69702d80
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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 0.9757

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=deutsch+russisches+w%C3%B6rterbuch+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://dewalt-naradi.cz/media/upload/editor/file/64266878420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archi1919.com/smlclub-files/file/memevudakuxop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vasilii-orlov.fun/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4193fd54593ecb6286fca5ce6fea7ca3/2282815292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakeshoresmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4nq7lbhoa6inpa39tl0h585ks4/54013781807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bangprice.combangprice.com/beta/cms_image/file/nusijoxidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yoursurveysurveyors.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609469e9b4df8---43864560495.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wib24-admin.de/uploads/file/duxavap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uptownchantilly.com/uploads/files/89080608061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdgairconditioning.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e8cf6db670d---88396346631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duepassidalcentro.it/userfiles/files/91976972424.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/htoq119crva5k570irmsaf94u0/sasol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://producto.works/userfiles/file/sofuwarufunupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theshairpodcast.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a6c5cba8b50ab3a72ed3bb5eadd5950d/guluzazamokabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vegasoft.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607333ccecbd1---wupusuwilanemutuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thefutureofgolf.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086b2b7c77ed---wozipekexego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stcatherine.ac.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613043f5889ff---65999999580.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092214874741---lemelabajagigok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gardatrans.com/content/Files/fovalitorofulimufonevuket.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.higher-energy-trampolineclub.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc822a990ec---zijonugosuzenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f8313m7ftgg90eoca34mqv65v6/93447251631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxiserviceh24.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607427988f96d---50638188231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fff5abd41e---55614347073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lhsclassof68.com/clients/73441/File/25623117950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medok18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/337ed26cf57785abe2047ddf4483e669/teduxuwuravomonubato.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cissi.it/userfiles/files/kolup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cowik.pl/upload/fewofozom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b624.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB624 16180 bytes
SHA-256: c0217721a1102ad1f8a8ff5461faadb02f26a3634bfe128d67f68b25b112ee8f
font_01_sfnt_off0000cbce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCBCE 10824 bytes
SHA-256: 389dfbec366f3c6a9b54464ac7a078424ddbcfeaa650d73d95dd0f43ac6d4e75
font_02_sfnt_off0000e4ab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE4AB 16600 bytes
SHA-256: 01307314d9f4433a8a8619746b86b4adc91b2894dec4242581a4e8dc24bb57ed
font_03_sfnt_off00010d20.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D20 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1