Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5965079c4afae0bf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.3 KB Created: 2021-09-01 14:59:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-02
MD5: 3466b9e1428e06214107cfe31bd3dd6a SHA-1: 13638e010bd2a09aef71412443cceaff3129a6c1 SHA-256: 5965079c4afae0bf6522cb5a95e2396b5714b6371b8fd9099bb355741c528eb2
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9402

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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
  • 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://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9c7e01e8e5cd43d3856387bf751b4b18/naxomefafupakirufesosuzim.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ozari-ua.com/files/file/pezubaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16100b09719b5c---pelukugogireronako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://niboparis.com/upload/fckeditor/file/1628585174_1.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almoheetmanpower.com/public_html/userfiles/file/valufesozogedakurelozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lauricedale.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e05c659fb63---fofufegodawamatovek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tisuputih.com/contents//files/basotobetulajuzejem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiobonvino.com/userfiles/files/63889898623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9e4c18c6a58e99a3d80d7ca072025377/26117610215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://halobysciton.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9a7054b9ee---18052546491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medicalalliedtraining.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611d323210c89---duxanesipaba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vedaaz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0aff069a96ed198a726f9171bbb03ba3/munetebaweratofaxivuwem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://af.ssla.ru/images/fornews/files/kuxitazumelojike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://readandenjoy.ae/userfiles/files/13502713489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hsegroup.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/563160f6fm77bgjkcu8g1r1um7/xefinapuromuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saludocupacionalpso.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076efca6927a---zugadevadud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itacademyindia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57991739220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sosonomo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bipavupedebuviralokur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gieskestukadoors.nl/ckfinder/files/files/33884887508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tiguan-wiki.ru/file/5594201260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rumputhijau.com/contents//files/luzokusanine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://urbanplace.me/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e0739d7d71b7aeb4588e1324a1aeacbe/21927535092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaccugiare24h.com/uploads/userfiles/file/jasidejizag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=stock+market+today+live+tickerPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000c998.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC998 10608 bytes
SHA-256: 94a3fbd9e33bb03a3181d77cf83a28f5727e580d42b31bed2bc357fcd9d06d87
font_01_sfnt_off0000e1e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1E2 17580 bytes
SHA-256: 14a7af4d02868a297d5fd8bab3bf7445916258fa3104e5bf118ce1b026cdfc8b
font_02_sfnt_off00010ef8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EF8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1