Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 75f1f0af29853034…

MALICIOUS

PDF

109.4 KB Created: 2021-09-05 08:51:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: b4f6e02e950feba8550cd89abc683eae SHA-1: 58bce523c7191e1204a6f3a292b028b0f2a84c69 SHA-256: 75f1f0af298530344a46ba471d9075d7980ae02d5b7cc178ce6c0c2035c4360b
194 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. 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 0.8903

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • 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://centar-znr-zop.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071b9b6b30ac---49254821480.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://naviway.su/upload/files/84921582749.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boekenwinkelindex.nl/images/uploads/22664450352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079514dc20dc---65526795424.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brokenspoke.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6945620c234177939910494294c337d6/waxedizupadotaveza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://animalscipublisher.com/files/upfiles/file/45290845634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ceomit.com/fckupload/file/16178277221.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constantcontinuity.com/membership/data//files/26494959469.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aakritidigitals.com/userfiles/files/87910103065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9nvi65rre0cis3ddaovsovlca3/71371653707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalmediaminds.com/uploads/files/pigufesuwuvavefan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pasarant0g3l-turbo-h1t.com/contents//files/somijubibawupakupizasaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://web-sila.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/46aca407cc9ecb73642596fcd31cd7b5/duvibawoxaseketosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jcca.co.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160daae3a7ade6---99423735930.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afriqueitnews.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb92e5b2a418b1083342e1eeb9d77e9e/11120472837.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rusiuojigalvoji.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089f0e6eeb9a---dunonopijozegebuwipabum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lncxjzxxw.com/upload_fck/file/2021-7-13/20210713031429567042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mebell-city.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rajetesegutuzeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ombs.ru/uploads/files/wenupezikekukijovusufoso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kamnitikamini.si/upload/files/tezewinejojunerepevapov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szyqjsj.com/UploadFile/file/20210815050138606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.itbaloch.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097b8a5ec11b---68272524709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=calendar+2019+pakistan+pdf+downloadPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00017530.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17530 11160 bytes
SHA-256: d1b50764b2d05e827109286139456cc32be024dd3a61bf9bb4221300ca0ab430