Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 473ef522320a7f76…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.0 KB Created: 2021-06-29 22:10:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: c3b620156794b7009581ba04307826af SHA-1: 66c35f28d793d641000dab71a930c160e5febb54 SHA-256: 473ef522320a7f7625985c063b648c5d5f289c232aac1a11b1df77fdc9e64af5
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The heuristic 'SE_CLIPBOARD_COMMAND_LURE' indicates the document instructs the user to copy and paste content into a shell, a common technique for executing downloaded payloads. Several URLs point to compromised CMS uploads, suggesting a distribution mechanism for further stages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Clipboard command execution lure high SE_CLIPBOARD_COMMAND_LURE
    Document tells the user to copy or paste clipboard content into Run, PowerShell, cmd, or another shell-like execution context
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://majorsagilekvaros.hu/uploads/file/kedizaxudoduwubi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.rlktechniek.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bddbe24f12b---35197505416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuhs1981.com/clients/8/82/82ca37c076ec4232796cb58ed009bb3a/File/885646973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dishdivvy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3c7f46e769524f92289f7ca04bed6d0/52346913119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://79.170.40.182/boothtastic.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086d2ad944a7---49778796780.pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://ekachaiguitarist.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66786344854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pmdrecycling.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b23280db3c0---2023661237.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharenkon.com/files/51495203770.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fruzsiflame.hu/userfiles/file/9594435866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078fdc91ae56---97774170555.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afriqueitnews.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/982f059793e0df38439f6186451d6827/13632008731.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://best-turbos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/06f2175268650e5762d60ef8e933e2fc/26927709498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkwestresidences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cb5a85bb102---34833568873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rkcomdesignservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160881aeb8d5e1---zawadure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://olsztyntransportmedyczny.pl/userfiles/file/vurewur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.microsinusectomi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160703bf477778---54406596940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d9c191dfc1---zujotafapixigadinatis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotelritariccione.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a563a066d5b---89612417920.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://middlegeorgiacoinclub.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e4a75544e5---zewerel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookatowncar.com/userfiles/file/89343953752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akita-inu.lv/www/files/files/92621026308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fcv-bo.org/data/fcv-bo/userfiles/file/resarenij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-lightingcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/18f6989162ff86aad3dc1d6e6a13c70c/moguzejef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://papersacksfactory.ae/images/bulk_images/files/49869634933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.frankcapassoandsons.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160730e474d68e---saremaravudugijijelamir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=combining+several+pdfs+into+onePDF 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ecb5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECB5 11076 bytes
SHA-256: c9b027429159fd3c9fa160795280f89a6f24970b2d1f6943c55321a066118999
font_01_sfnt_off0001061f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1061F 16952 bytes
SHA-256: 398467b9d84acdbf18f032b71f98453c95ddada29ee1e94b39a53113099c3b1e
font_02_sfnt_off00013247.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13247 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1