Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 74f66f1d76516472…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.2 KB Created: 2021-07-05 08:19:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: bc5bc9feed962e506234a85a383f3c4f SHA-1: 4c4fdf7137ae0f99c96f6b16766d555de8c56990 SHA-256: 74f66f1d76516472ae1e32399b96e951f71273b6fa2ae2148592ba1d97ea8af5
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is a PDF that contains multiple links to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites. One heuristic specifically identifies a PDF link to an algorithmically-generated URL, suggesting a malicious intent to redirect the user. The presence of a visual download button further supports the lure for a malicious download. ClamAV detection confirms the malicious nature of the file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://www.nrlandscapes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c8b90ace9fdc4b0f77cc194f26c6eaa/legamokisoz.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090f8388761d---48133802506.pdf
    • https://ontime-taxi.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2f905aad49c8ff9b69ffa01cf7ccc7ee/rutowivegowefer.pdf
    • https://webmodels.studio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fdc8b76432---94267351743.pdf
    • http://www.holderit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae9ede14fc7---57655529886.pdf
    • https://www.drserapkagan.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t3695gkl80eii46vlknts99pf0/88899662518.pdf
    • http://www.pilonidalsinus.gen.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082227a90116---89915966581.pdf
    • http://dok-vo.ru/userfiles/file/kisafu.pdf
    • https://www.truegridpaver.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/42d5c4420c5764ade65d3be03baa6028/xapoz.pdf
    • http://tortsurprise.ru/upload/redactor/files/33042118828.pdf
    • http://endustriyelkiralama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/41hnk0rec17cd9jm11cukglnpd/meniranebejonuguvipegefov.pdf
    • https://xn--80aaaglcftt5alesfkk7f.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/570530781df123b1bbff6f0698683d2d/95738040841.pdf
    • https://bowenpainter.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f0d0c8ae90---1640373167.pdf
    • http://akgikorea.com/file_upload/fck_upfile/file/wirazixetipon.pdf
    • https://dipinkrishna.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160888d5187ed2---20428597895.pdf
    • http://italiancousins.net/clients/5/54/54f3d33123424807706abe9154268524/File/voxemumatekijarowobuwed.pdf
    • https://efnnma.org/files/file/81153952363.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/55612511784.pdf
    • https://jaunimodienos.lt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ismn38sqe5v77as5lgh8ojitev/xusoj.pdf
    • http://aihyang.com/userfiles/file/76467867696.pdf
    • http://www.primalegal.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nlek1ij067g3vmd4m0p87snbi4/81872449418.pdf
    • http://kibbkw.com/uploads/file/62139924256.pdf
    • http://beastyenergy.com/userfiles/file/70135296578.pdf
    • https://ivfnna.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1e4453147c08c7cb3ff842af351d177f/5580754547.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=janeway%27s+immunobiology+9th+edition+pdf+free+download
    • 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_off0000bfe0.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBFE0 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d7f7.bin
a8d9056678be06f28281bce8eaa1e9e976704cafd7c3b8e85243478fe91c255e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD7F7 11580 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000f2fa.bin
0ae2863f5723a3bb8ee599358d72263f03336eb6e6840f9ea2b3ecb211890479
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF2FA 16556 bytes