Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6d07f684b7f97204…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.4 KB Created: 2021-08-15 15:19:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 66279f96962ec8cb333b8bd365564d0c SHA-1: 4ab68c334217da0021db88a3c5e8a4b8d84ec6f5 SHA-256: 6d07f684b7f97204ef3799b3b3f3e084a6733c383653c80e906ed79e62b73604
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable hosting, suggesting it's part of a link farm designed to distribute malicious files. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports a lure-based attack pattern. ClamAV detection confirms the malicious nature of the PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=critical+ops+mod+menu+apk+2018 PDF link annotation
    • http://ttlengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d5a3d63a664---xunosilad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.realisthotel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097acd28a366---ximufisagedonujutoto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideakliniksisli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af90c0efd8f---52937716664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advancedcheckcashadvance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cb49b62b45---75613208006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://babamoleskine.com/files/file/xigaraputamegakira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jockmurray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081f266e9d36---92289640957.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alarmy-kamery24.pl/userfiles/file/54490449468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.victorian-manor.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c55c627ecae---zatopamelonitewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--90ad5ackt1d.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bb7a23ae6d26656369fbfc53aa53b0da/pinozevobudarolefotigin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canxetaianhduc.com/images/file/69633242172.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raduzhniy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9afde434a8---63451959167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://derma-dts.de/files/file/17053554403.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buildinggodskingdom.com/webcms/file/73654379743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://usssecuritate.ro/userfiles/file/lilosodozapuwiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rghsalumni.com/clients/82979/File/49760119879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ca1050db4b---59920773474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bak.vn/upload/files/fevowiwodixuluwamuzami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://neksav.com/upload/ckfinder/files/pabukowezekogawolejugip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sec-ollivier-associes.fr/www/upload/file/27537169476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ponderosafestival.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608cca6ee2233---vimizojivinajene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osoboebludo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ropenudumexarexa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://connect.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a753ae5a22445af4ec561617b759effb/22349900485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://98ing.com/upload/ck/files/20210811_184727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dom-nenilovo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29de4132893f06775541bb63ff4238a8/39720594531.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heritagecambodiatravel.com/userfiles/file/wadidikovupilew.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_off0000e233.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE233 17216 bytes
SHA-256: 5adc099773509d0487c46abb22621768b098b422be4f11e08d513e273915fb9f
font_01_sfnt_off00010ed6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10ED6 11400 bytes
SHA-256: 2a874832bf3494ca11b1c3604949a39b578fe3fd59ba1d888345945a0a58c12a
font_02_sfnt_off000129d3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x129D3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1