Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4f83063e9c57c2fe…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.8 KB Created: 2021-09-03 16:00:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-02
MD5: 2bc1be296206441acc9c2d10e3abb9f7 SHA-1: 1b660f71eab71c63e0137a701485658d87ca928c SHA-256: 4f83063e9c57c2fe94092f8a394d763ecbc0012dcfb0faa7731fefbb3fc0fbed
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains a link farm pointing to numerous other PDF files hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of multiple unknown PDF URLs suggests a campaign to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16126e4223b36a---jupadonubirikunalatamusal.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://thetuckerfamilyreunion.com/clients/67950/File/vefodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snookerfootball.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b7099ed28b---31138886837.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timeyear-v.com/userfiles/file/89010284761.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitteaccesorios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/drf803v6lm47a6ni5mv1miloec/45391151759.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pericosrentcar.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160895efa713bb---26840630418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ctyrkolky-gamax.cz/data/dokumenty/47966639550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nandishoverseas.com/UserFiles/File/98437078333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alfa-clining.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d05f17710bd946e6560650d76351363b/65580459241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bubblesoflove.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609aa4f5df396---jebux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://samrayburnclassof1980reunion.com/clients/873185/File/52021987078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099bb8ba511e---42103301167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://area34.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7uj5rtodd3dp3qsivj6334ehl0/vuniwutorakegeguwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cp-1.ru/userfiles/files/wafebizuweb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erfolgsapp.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084299c50edd---vulewiwixet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vektorma.ru/uploads/assets/file/javozufepunonolulewuwab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tangiahoang.vn/Images_upload/files/wipozidebupukifutapivefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realimpacto.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078bec3110b9---34920057660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d0789eeb9fa---gibofexafumesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://synphabase.ch/upload/file/rupasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://africanhairbraidingsalon.com/userfiles/file/powetewawazifirazudik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sportli.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a9428cf3cb---81524509835.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1984wnhs.com/clients/2/25/250e0aaa51dad033202e6c34d8602b4d/File/87201509264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://friluftsgruppen.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3c3daad4c3---49655786851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pamat.ro/UserFiles/file/58737834282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=photodynamic+therapy+review+pdfPDF 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_off0000f190.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF190 10936 bytes
SHA-256: 40de33c7d169324ed841e89cc3994074546c8c05c8734b5260c353f6c068e5b0
font_01_sfnt_off00010acb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10ACB 17960 bytes
SHA-256: fa0148f4fae1a87282592e73734f89253503433ee087ced1bd1b5f07b5abd7a0
font_02_sfnt_off00013944.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13944 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1