Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 473fc1f7e7984d4f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.4 KB Created: 2021-07-06 04:42:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 491ce8ec85fdcbc29b3c87feaa10d666 SHA-1: a5c02c4f6d8ad2e169d37c43c7abf5f972fc2948 SHA-256: 473fc1f7e7984d4f9ed08a6f96a997406bd62b6cefff84513267e9999cca0b14
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains a high number of embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK heuristic specifically identified a link to an algorithmically generated URL, which is a common tactic for phishing and malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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.varisistanbul.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606da6661f5b0---suloxulowedaguvujopazog.pdf
    • http://timebank.ru/sites/default/files/photos/pagefile/71584884639.pdf
    • https://yarsan.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85544310d76b62feb4a06f6b258e4f61/romudibufakabi.pdf
    • https://moto-trend.cz/public/files/fck/file/38046263199.pdf
    • https://tehnol.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160747001b21fd---43294822946.pdf
    • http://orgue-chantepie.info/FCKeditor/upload/file/dilizofatujozij.pdf
    • http://iamsoldierfit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e3992b1b4bf---nebezapujuj.pdf
    • https://aluminiosarla.com/userfiles_arla/files/36735836107.pdf
    • https://stcatherine.ac.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080c109a008c---niwuw.pdf
    • http://reversetheclocknow.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36255668657.pdf
    • http://jshtextile.com/UserFiles/file///vevokona.pdf
    • https://ohligschlaeger-berger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609030de01947---83626678201.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t2oqr0cj3pp71sfjdnu9gsg2j4/64267870768.pdf
    • http://bochosushi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088b4919e973---najabebalenuguf.pdf
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160903bf0d05ac---8026677886.pdf
    • https://www.avenueroadadvertising.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160930fdcd4b43---36384450146.pdf
    • https://baileyelectrical.services/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n1gqbnnon9935269natq7tks34/bunedixitiki.pdf
    • https://dacsanmyhuongbeti.com/app/webroot/files/images/pages/files/tegulepiworeritudetolebij.pdf
    • http://montaze.org/democms/userfiles/file/basakabitewoxaxunapidig.pdf
    • https://vidolamerica.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6c9f20b84502a5b76301a6e7cf442ccc/71833050329.pdf
    • https://www.hauptsache.cc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b24903a0255---vokuwikawebidu.pdf
    • http://wowbond.com/upload/Fckeditor/file/zojepigirijem.pdf
    • http://hayatteknoloji.com/webimage/file/82279403069.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=youth+work+interview+questions+and+answers
    • 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_off0001087d.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1087D 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001208f.bin
4ffb81190596ef6209b19bc4b3e7541e908294c5c309a3d6440e7567ae62f8d3
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1208F 17848 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014f74.bin
1a44328ea1f777908e75b0e84667af8c90ba4e3f2ddb9643ae2544266b23f551
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14F74 10772 bytes