Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 780fb2b6142d6b91…

MALICIOUS

PDF

104.3 KB Created: 2021-07-26 02:34:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 1a5804ad2481eede2faca10a276b4668 SHA-1: 2603c7a41f3fe953f95c1d605e43652ac7a87b6a SHA-256: 780fb2b6142d6b915d0125ce8245acc2833909403a17d367e1807555a294d3f9
144 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious files. The heuristics indicate a link farm strategy, likely to improve search engine ranking and lure victims. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are indicative of a downloader or redirector for malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9967

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://psychologgia.pl/Upload/file/juzevetabatorabiju.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ikkosushi.com/uploads/files/85049982177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g7534osa0pb4928uiqrhqrrlp0/9541165113.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aonetreks.com/uploads/file/rudipegojewiwofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pfgpartners.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099e2c20c3ac---pulabupoxexugivis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.webtony.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0ac16831e0---xemimibegeropexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alconburyreunion.com/clients/36523/File/woperew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avenirpourtous.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160771c595717b---85947060810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cukoyem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2pskb22h4sd2cq5aehtc1qkdr5/fudebulegidekagoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bandai-k.com/userfiles/file/zogobivegifawapuxedu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://npi-management.org/ressource/site-image/files/81721005547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/obqup6g601uaf2bumo6jgj5cq7/40339110705.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ashtralmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d8e669c380---19588501625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-lubertsy.ru/upload_picture/file/50137362313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coffee33.ru/archive/file/70020194460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oklogistic.lv/upload/file/84440384772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bookatowncar.com/userfiles/file/67104396466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fibra-optica.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pelizokoxunebal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rugsinc.in/UserFiles/files/meguw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hosrem.org.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lovovuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://design-klasse.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/susuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c854f465aa4---xudevukuremebunax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.driftime.ee/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092b116b28fa---30532023907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brenderup.ro/mm/file/tugerisodosope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nailseasupportgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8a65ff96cde0becad70c6c7bfca2cb99/vevameveziperewadule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=bleach+immortal+soul+increase+vip+levelPDF link annotation
    • 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00011128.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11128 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001293a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1293A 18444 bytes
SHA-256: 48d3e2f2d78366f3a46f14e346d068c8b0b79306e42878133bb3e550382fff6b
font_02_sfnt_off00015a11.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15A11 1684 bytes
SHA-256: 72bda604c77ca771a1a14ee35dc8ff354b9f00ec81e947fe844e91f3a29209ee
font_03_sfnt_off00016219.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16219 10860 bytes
SHA-256: a63101683196660b6e15e14ec252e31862f1f3467a281687cdb5052072ec5780
font_04_sfnt_off00017b04.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17B04 16092 bytes
SHA-256: 9d5144547e0b729630886a3ad3ce48e7da84b0115899dd9c2390406af6f0fecd