Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7b481afd13b369f7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.7 KB Created: 2021-07-02 14:49:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-01
MD5: c1a7e2774f5c5594c4b47551466e811c SHA-1: 1cd1a95c3f17cc64bf5aff2954db10166ab59bb0 SHA-256: 7b481afd13b369f7265546e7e695aba90fbbc4f3c22ba971f0523b20d925ed9b
154 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 0.6306

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 http://clinicaveterinariabilancino.it/userfiles/files/41866452611.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609df3e724dcf---21275084522.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ddd-iasi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdf0499b584---pilomude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cdmvt.cz/sites/default/files/pobozivesila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://singaporenotarypublic.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7741df72f057ed7e5b4bb0c56f7d4726/59871730355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vegagastro.pl/upload/file/46793805443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evg-prague.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071c5488e380---pebovepan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advancedbusiness.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/40fa21a40c2dc818a51cffe2cff8deaf/xubogekodepor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laxmigrouppune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1be10b2e01b5e37671e059f8b011cbe/26188777359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.escon.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7d22eed6d52b64d29982e11a5995047d/vunigazowam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/589fc8af45bfeb68ac7bb4d7c7ee03a0/vidide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.consorcio.edu.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084a4d1e7a97---pobedibazizukupudanogame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bishopsalamatkhokhar.org/userfiles/file/dufamezapodunemaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unipell.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aab8353ec03---laledani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5f09b9a44d---xadakovolunojusopawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ipcare.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fdlhu6tig176m2bg49plbmls5a/molafuxegopamutora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608106f694b81---57445492722.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609dfc426f07f---79749455621.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adanakursmerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088d5b232b87---13514787050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://structurecreative.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609630462d302---57724405215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonwering-belgie.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lojovixane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3nmtqdrg935uj1ts667sbj9bi0/42343096313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://antoinepanau.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29b40e4ad6bf0e9fc73da9507e240a9d/pipaxinebenufadojidosidin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daydreamspin.com/userfiles/file/97105302899.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svenstavik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfda543554c---78612666160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=actinomycin+d+mode+of+actionPDF 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_off00012c2b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C2B 17524 bytes
SHA-256: b4393a6dbb154c5d1b1f22db8bcef88f66835217c4db92a058be26b2312112dc