Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 65cfcd78d8dd3c15…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.5 KB Created: 2021-09-03 06:48:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-02
MD5: 7df509cb67b04806f967b1ad1abbd3d9 SHA-1: fafaa60022a4cddafbd7bdebb20c8a94bb1ca3db SHA-256: 65cfcd78d8dd3c15786c21dd51f5fd48b6b932fd69825e89586eb03f156858bd
236 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It uses a fake browser/software-install lure. 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 0.9974

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.
  • Browser extension / update installation lure high SE_BROWSER_INSTALL_LURE
    Document tells the user to install a browser extension, plugin, viewer, or browser update to view content — a common social-engineering path for credential theft and malware installation
  • 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
  • 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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=demonstrative+adjectives+grammar+worksheet PDF link annotation
    • https://ceccarbotosani.ro/userfiles/file/99949282409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://copingconversations.com/userfiles/file/dikawawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atdawnwelift.com/userfiles/file/19861707568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pc-driver.ru/userfiles/files/4552706391.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ingegnasrl.com/userfiles/files/mozulalejikuzanujoxofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conwaychristian.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087ca757c5cb---gosenoli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gingerwooddesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9aa64166bc---judefunud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c4f8e8d3e7---13183145789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alacarte-grafik.de/userfiles/file/88558611203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://casaledellasignora.it/userfiles/files/9165181298.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geometramaurotozzi.it/userfiles/files/7035291960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d47160ec960---61492873981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carraracucinecomponibilitrapani.it/userfiles/files/bowefog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://es-umzuege-transporte.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/11b78b2682b1df72b9d7213c1ca58e79/warugupuroro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://z-i-f.ru/userfiles/file/vimikotekem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nd-58.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4821ba050afcfe82bab10dadcfefb4ae/vatatiguxifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d84n2tdvap874f5alo63h7pbrv/salelazafelupuvuzofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tourhong.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210701_5B4F787C92D9546C.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sieckultury.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3af5af6d929da6ed5ddaa463232fead4/84457876017.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://africanhairbraidingsalon.com/userfiles/file/91860099522.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://btc-ltd.com/upload/file/nekoxaseferitapikomuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://morard-mcf.fr/data/Files/67361211962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deaprogettazioni.it/userfiles/files/dabogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahi.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/408fc9538334625c305fb89a28b6a8a0/lepilepekevikexogowumasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artmetinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161267791c7adb---romobasofixiduvuwejafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • 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_off0000e918.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE918 17412 bytes
SHA-256: 391a1064206bae0da0a30d816adb03ab2458cd9fa6c3686c203d099557270472
font_01_sfnt_off00011678.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11678 11148 bytes
SHA-256: 61190a5620cf727b3c8b25fb35b083f6e7a1d7b9e0b3f448c05bf1cbd58aab87
font_02_sfnt_off0001302a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1302A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1