Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7096a2bfafd14981…

MALICIOUS

PDF

101.3 KB Created: 2021-09-04 19:14:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 6c64bfadcc8a02bcec3b263452fc781d SHA-1: 34352aa925dbb28f1377fed07e61a5ab3d60a444 SHA-256: 7096a2bfafd14981d92b6fb1686ef90e336ba0f971ec845361f5a12865a32c35
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected as a phishing trojan by ClamAV. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristics indicate an attempt to redirect users to potentially harmful sites, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.2805

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=rapport+de+stage+pdf+genie+civil PDF link annotation
    • http://wakabaeducation.com/userfiles/file/javikububesefoxesajoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082d08ea0c2b---mojatuwazitasekutixomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polymer-optix.de/userfiles/file/67960866785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osullivanspressurewashing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7cd4ff28bc---punumaletun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080eb726a9fb---48989067306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accomplishtheimpossible.com/userfiles_ati/file/tamoguv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.icslights.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7a981cb9b80da4a4df5c37c3e4ad044d/rejazudabilile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zap-interactive.com/uploads/files/54432370856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mail.me.ntou.edu.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210812_110649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.asejnrtigers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d7a94e3b8d3---59808286322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duvarkagidierzincan.com/userfiles/file/2613561045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mynigaoe.com/upload/file/20210809094500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acptechnologies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf753cc255---35750286775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perchegouet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4891539438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uptownherndon.com/uploads/files/sawomiroxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tsssport.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070d9af4835f---48563355878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mtpartnersfl.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba4e80cff94---momovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://penzionradvanice.cz/res/file/rofatijopezebi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cape-electronics.com/media/file/26838890783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theflightfest.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0e1acd66f8---8333169500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://basisnomor.com/contents//files/pidavomulakeluvuvisozusi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akemi.ro/hirek/file/tunimawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noukos.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cea1106cdfc---24159557828.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_off00013d1f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13D1F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00015536.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15536 10908 bytes
SHA-256: 62d101757d66f9ca819171c04fde8b757c630a5d299c90fefaced80aed0b5a56