Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53df26d7f0832420…

MALICIOUS

PDF

115.2 KB Created: 2021-08-08 10:48:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-02
MD5: e114a4c2edd2b2f556c3998af57764e4 SHA-1: 0d4e4f7ebbc3a0d4b725169f917aea9f5e8fb8fa SHA-256: 53df26d7f08324201b4aff720fc35d7d339a2db58b33451fb970e1cacd0b7cc5
236 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier. It contains multiple links to potentially compromised websites and a specific lure instructing the user to copy and paste content into a command-line interface, strongly suggesting an attempt to trick the user into executing a malicious payload. The embedded URLs and the nature of the lure indicate a phishing or social engineering attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9996

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.urban-quartz.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e7ca283b94dd15309addebe0079db60/pikabupejakudusu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://nam.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a28226ecd3---7116847927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fjordancv.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8575e7db98024a48d724f2e584668517/fowasafugebapep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buddhavehicle.com/userfiles/file/zuzababuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teaterskolen-efteruddannelsen.dk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lopukafafujapasotesur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://langumeistras.lt/i/File/41902194573.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tese.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mifiwujetisibaduki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nowbali.co.id/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abf9f7091d2---fofesefidelomaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eatorhours.org/e-bussiness/fckimages/file/14168442206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bettaletroom.com/file_media/file_image/file/pezasoworok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/menedexaxuwawukof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097ac612c333---73306522768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lowdoc-loans.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608af2f7916a7---wofolul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anukulagrotech.com/userfiles/file/69944745301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.blackandwhite-salon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/69425994501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://galluccifaibano.com/userfiles/file/31599988290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jamesbgriffinlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607425f17ebf4---11102257490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cc-loges.com/uploads/file/vatikelureja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://argumentua.com/i/file/27687449881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ineke-ott.nl/keramiek-beelden-imagesfile/87365242770.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nmuhhntrqgeblvirk05nsmpa86/79680615685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nowackleverkusen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5161a2facc---24194468154.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=sims+4+tiny+living+activation+key+freePDF 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_off00015e3a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15E3A 11104 bytes
SHA-256: d14d4e4ec6135a47a08558e31f5fa91d3fd712177237418163874a061b82f937
font_01_sfnt_off0001782e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1782E 17044 bytes
SHA-256: c79a347e4d690458f9d86f861f1ad42d34fff10e4aee5ba781df9829c8177da7
font_02_sfnt_off0001a503.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1A503 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1