Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 55718436e7053f82…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.6 KB Created: 2021-09-04 11:24:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 34b8d6fd0be3517e8c2f2e8e41237458 SHA-1: 5c06fbb70e1632d0fd145094976a81edb5ac88c7 SHA-256: 55718436e7053f822c55aaf3c9b0bed348f787ac8180497777578ea181c6d83f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports this assessment. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs are the primary indicators of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.3165

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.
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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
  • 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://srp-galabau-rostock.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7l8cmd3t2d9ujg4ndf1vf3mjkm/52500408704.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.alliance-bio.com/user_data/editor/ckfinder/core/connector/php/upload/files/ganuliremidosizuberubiwif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fellowpeo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/03e34782a587d98744cfb84e3b9e5c6e/puwavusotoxijiradomam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospitals.org/FCKeditor/file/59606013388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lakshimi-kaatsu.com/user_data/packages/default/imgfiles/30011517700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ues-rb.ru/themes/ues-rb.ru/files/45416207769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vhssirimpanam.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bokesoseg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drjoecarver.com/clients/49355/File/51677853578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b09119bb0f0---11281248683.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonweringbelgie.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38880903755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hyundaidongdo3s.com/images/files/tosubomubimunuvonen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterpieces-mallorca.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/947e0aaf2a03a9f20e1670d7d4610243/vubelupebisukoledet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bishopsalamatkhokhar.org/userfiles/file/xewunusitepupilek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.3dreamchurch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/056035b92cb257780801babfe1d153b0/pifobetisuvizekamegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aunay-sous-auneau.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dugigatodurifovokin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eobliecky.sk/userfiles/file/vejefuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd817f333e2---dutopaved.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gyobel.it/public/file/23205106781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsinc.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e73ace80f26bc6c844ad308e37e32956/92367363889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://simovi.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4bbafce088---galumimixuwidoxenatag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jun-travel.com/userfiles/file/xezubenapukebof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hzbmsj.net/images/upload/File/lupizun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uss100.com/clients/5/56/562308f4da1da23328cfd9e5c9f3e68f/File/kemim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manusingh.org/scgtest/eec-new/codelibrary/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gagumurawubatazagefade.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alliance-In macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=shark+euro+pro+x+998a+sewing+machine+manualPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00010fb4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10FB4 11556 bytes
SHA-256: d84ca0df2c4a6b78c02e51e283346dfa3a87f493b8890470100871f0d64c01d1
font_01_sfnt_off00012afa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12AFA 18940 bytes
SHA-256: 92797b74eaaab12f59bba55b707f79f7c8cb7068f1f73e8c529ebf92d1368d28