Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6343502c5c00b36d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.0 KB Created: 2021-06-27 23:42:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-23
MD5: 3c44663dd39d494c7582df6151701edd SHA-1: aec4f337681a37b04e02ff93c99be7b4659f23f0 SHA-256: 6343502c5c00b36d25df750f867419e3b20364feac80b22cedf58543c60dd0b6
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV. 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 suspicious score 0.4470

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 http://thesprotia.gr/uploads/file/40719953895.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://purpleleafestatebuyers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097eca10bea1---61403813278.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hagensmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d1217a5667---woronotaterexisoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adm.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38234b2b5546dcf8c8482d5e05985462/sugolutokinovowikobokuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thm-holding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f4100c7310269173b8f35c7d372c2f7/86112862077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070806963636---3464653097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://janandpoos.com/clients/872640/File/12339838042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c6c9d3fa55---42905247244.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hptindia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160728f0c2615e---jamorofikamigubudinaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cutletsmeat.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078cfecb5d64---4029906456.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rotarycochinharbour.org/ci/userfiles/files/zowagolexanusakudurof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c07492edef0---witipudetolet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160786bf00b3e8---kolotesidebifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160947bfa6c2b1---nedejigavo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.syah.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1998924137d524318ddbc0d34fc41f5e/78549704288.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a68dd907f86---rapevit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.growxponential.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rt05nruoqversfdsebqr6781g9/51481998958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmkstroi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ffa1ebdcd572d53e97a86da2e69c4541/jobosusapaxusuxomom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://budka39.ru/files/sebaroxuwevupexufegodovoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amenagementsoleil.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a43a7a5c60e---48829484712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lisacutler.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a3e6cbd129---zinuteravimuduxafuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foto-klub.dk/userfiles/file/26103857718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ellisrasbetonwerke.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e6334165c0---rosudawafupusoladaroxadif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acetechnology.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1h0739n8bro126scvcpmef8m5/turuxasunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=put+on+hold+meaningPDF 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_off0000eb06.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB06 16328 bytes
SHA-256: 4f892c802c6c402b9806f4e8db90cc124718e40cfe2e91631917dc5fe8bf0995
font_01_sfnt_off00011573.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11573 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012d8a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D8A 10528 bytes
SHA-256: ffd9f95ba3b3c762e65ff141a3f8b565ac8ee486418525c1b7f46279e41e32fb