Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 623b97ffdaab0c5d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

102.3 KB Created: 2021-06-26 22:55:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: d7c759b9a4c380065cdd0a76b24b7316 SHA-1: fa1219f9580ba8cd1d5a81ba6af339e7b21fe6b3 SHA-256: 623b97ffdaab0c5d230d8d8727612c16b75c9f1d445642914f15d9d0ce4ed886
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links to compromised websites and a deceptive download button, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further malicious content or visiting malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9934

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.
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=holt+chemistry+chapter+8+review+answers
    • http://extreamtuning.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160969bcbf201d---33714936200.pdf
    • http://stroisvias.ru/userfiles/file/bamedu.pdf
    • http://momsystem.ru/public/file/25731062930.pdf
    • https://ocw.tw/uploads/files/74689243410.pdf
    • http://asu.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0ton3nr8ti1p6kqk8em087u5m8/36654618870.pdf
    • http://akinmedical.com/uploads/file/vusorifuzexojavevilupu.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/28210489456.pdf
    • https://mavismanagement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af9a51513d7---68643354271.pdf
    • http://maxitelt.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a796c73d067---subawo.pdf
    • https://xn----8sbcehyodmtf1czh.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/82915185932.pdf
    • http://www.lbf-cosmetics.com/website/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160983220c62fe---vubasuseriwebetisadunigud.pdf
    • https://diphong.com/uploads/memutaboka.pdf
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4d5e83af49---revizovorukamer.pdf
    • http://stjconsulting.it/userfiles/files/gidokumafu.pdf
    • https://husvagnsexpo.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d017c96a996---vowerodexinutanokozigaxes.pdf
    • http://albatrossmrn.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/velusapuxif.pdf
    • http://www.rolstoellift.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bd35c530f9---badilirifewow.pdf
    • http://shqinze.net/admin/upimg/file///povomotigudeloju.pdf
    • https://travels-ukraine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be7a8640b6a---75009660593.pdf
    • http://pincailight.com/zk/UploadFile/file/2021062600172573499.pdf
    • https://mymango.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/97f0178754cdf9c447c8301fa6b68df5/77499853098.pdf
    • https://www.oneirishrover.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ac7970084ff41528e5e8bb30f5e4c458/botizulolasejitukudugawil.pdf
    • https://www.getfitcrew.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078336e721b8---tajeduluwelazose.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00012a68.bin
e6c8d8fd507449b62868a9646d407dd61f8e2e956b3709e4ef65f0c63da952eb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A68 11104 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001442e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1442E 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00015c40.bin
a870ba340f5712ff44651f41e02b360462567dc569753ddecc4ffb48843d92b1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15C40 18032 bytes