Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7f43d0a050819067…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.6 KB Created: 2021-07-20 05:08:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: c0a2d925fb034e7b2c4da04b04183933 SHA-1: cc95ad523820d968233daa93869da36fb6faac9c SHA-256: 7f43d0a05081906756eda6c9929c4404aa7a287bc9b80d99cd2e6025ec7ad099
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains numerous embedded links, many of which point to external websites hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The presence of multiple external links suggests an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content or exploit kits.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5366

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://austarpharma.com/upload/files/duxoleb.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://zuche0551.com/upload/file/69243183255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarahscupcakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc1a8019ea---nelimixoboruti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://birons.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c4331159eb3817218ab878f36a9f392/75488871223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gites-les-bardots.com/userfiles/file/mivagukigufirug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vokalensemble-vocembalo.ch/userfiles/file/46204924647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160967abb47afb---jizivevarogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meandnetworking.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/35281624333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://forter.vn/hinhanh/file/58576090364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/67a9fa1c575cd11f41d224e0557dd13c/zojorosibulemenakikopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ladangmimpi.com/contents//files/zumuxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cengilli.com/icerik_images/file/daxazuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nakipoglugroup.com/upload/ckfinder/files/katojexudivore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://archcosmeticstudio.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/69652be838b12e3f6af0a712401e9d8b/zixukufipebovetono.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rhythmcprandfirstaid.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/374e920763791094f34dd5d610e7d046/61222169633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kursadowicz.pl/Upload/file/nidazezutonitojififafo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuechentreff-schmid.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bsnpsog7s44lusiia24ch582fc/zodusulevoluluwugobekogix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suportti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d5dec50f7b---xozesenasima.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noble-worldwide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e07478d9f0cf17f790405a3e61a4952c/sijiwutitiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allamericannursing.com/userfiles/file/sojerodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amalighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38e0b1076b82850b179e46863f1b1d6b/gekodegedizeza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160750afbb3143---roduvevejaxob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sancheonglittletheaters.com/upload/userfiles/2021/07/files/210708014357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=customs+map+pmc+spawnsPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f4da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4DA 10380 bytes
SHA-256: 4770ef9369cb123ef493c6b40b51d6ee41427e25591c60e9fe7aabb3f9166971
font_01_sfnt_off00010c76.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C76 16400 bytes
SHA-256: b4c78cc6e5c2960eab4c85e13f7ceeee32fbf3afecd474ad803e35c5d6624684
font_02_sfnt_off000122fe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x122FE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1