Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5a55bdfcd9b50d9c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.0 KB Created: 2021-08-18 02:51:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 44ec67a5dd4dd46a5121b92091d498ab SHA-1: 54e42946a946903d81969afdc6541d0a41a3d474 SHA-256: 5a55bdfcd9b50d9c124ecf9de2f14ed4bdbd60516b963f6c704ce1e58cb518a4
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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 0.8511

Heuristics 5

  • 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
  • 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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=foundations+in+personal+finance+chapter+5+section+3+answers PDF link annotation
    • http://tamlaproject.com/userData/board/file/75400548694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ceskylakros.cz/userfiles/file/desebed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brianhigbielaw.com/UserFiles/file/99110653606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a344c11c64a---14006828024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dallassymphonyleague.com/clients/1/14/14bb4a025281f1a32078cb68571f7cf3/File/39343772625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bountyvacation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cfc7385b56---jomep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abbf183523f---widamejamuserawakogawipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asremajazi.com/uploads/files/fukakinatudizofevuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nbkhjc.com/uploads/202108/file/210816135316076475wylxaydexsg8.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ncstarim.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9mts4sqpi99459uv3g7nnkq976/4716983590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baohanhranghm.com/upload/img/files/25723646028.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chupanhnoithat.vn/upload/files/jotaderesizifopolafugiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuechentreff-schmid.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3tidrgbaa9b6jnpbn5ebl15bub/162775814.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bettaletroom.com/file_media/file_image/file/zuwanojusewob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neodev.space/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f67f29c779---80947856729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amenagementsoleil.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160877c3465b15---52977314096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3suntech.com/UploadFile/file/20210709010523094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.patricktennis.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2582e11d34---13686140291.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwmarlboropike.com/uploads/files/57834397359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miguktour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210727_111615AB8C36FE01.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmjrgoldhockey.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1fdbd4ea59110824f2a4956765c3ffe6/dijev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kursadowicz.pl/Upload/file/pinabunasegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gertiesbloomers.com/kousumi/nulook/upload/fckimages/file/gemenikekaxaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://utilitydiscount.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b9b6c3063b---90694688226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dmddsgn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ecc69cc8d3db5a23f270313d9fef8322/kerekemisuzupopuveba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000e146.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE146 18864 bytes
SHA-256: 8ed40d0994ef13927c35edcb92858e0cd92003897472906bd8288d883dc0472f
font_01_sfnt_off00011289.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11289 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1