Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7f64a96a5e941200…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.2 KB Created: 2021-06-27 18:10:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: e6d50fe17ffc8f8c393c11e1d1b5c219 SHA-1: a9090702accddac990d316602a9271e9893cd1b8 SHA-256: 7f64a96a5e9412009be1d72fdb6f82c3131dba02299e86291c71c8e1f15558e6
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document exhibits characteristics of a phishing or malware distribution lure, indicated by numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress installations. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristic firings point towards an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9849

Heuristics 7

  • 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
  • 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://nuevocoach.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/03bec7dcec26b09d93137805db3ba03a/tikozigi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u234ko9nsa7h0ko5r76ebf6l11/96605992897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.properties-thassos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8n6vnsjeg3jr6q8g1qj6fkhe23/ravafuvoxuwipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouwenaaneensterkwerkgeversmerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cfa43e8890e---24233417400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tuabogadoangel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/69f2a8349788242018a1095ef2f6d95b/28531395892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirrorgallery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2bfcbb6358---fikefuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.etoiles-recrutement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608cf76a26cae---48874794136.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logiccpacma.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91873552647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hgbs.de/userfiles/file/zovoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f534c5558fbef1273eb9a87fc5fb97b2/wenovewip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://massimoandyuethui.com/clients/69227/File/29096139006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://penoplex24.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609afee068766---51192752708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gtshotel.it/images/file/86076770410.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totaleclipsenv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a24a22995d6---jaluzabizexefidewej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amiablediamonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da4fc4b6153862a4db7d35e39017f0b6/43325061052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.areatransfers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8f89173d3a---63026546135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://journeypeople.cc/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f1e696b9eb999e658b300530d967f214/42233588290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hillcresthigh1971.com/clients/9/9f/9fbf9047a6869172a982db6f42f05a9a/File/97981296943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unternehmensberatung-hegenbarth.de/userfiles/file/76491954881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160855aa7026e0---pujelotugeperodipabufuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bodwellassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0b1cafed925e98e278ec42d04de3e8e/37899389105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.popcaffe.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d113c81ec5d4f946642a2103f5da20ba/67267889058.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mnspineandsport.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/df41fa9bc1a597fcc408252403e5f303/ruxupufelanupipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://better-pharma.com/images/file/files/63855621157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ccb8e671bb---66209046604.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ovalpolycoats.com/media/xetiwowezoxapenasegam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gradeagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ejcrvpfagh7etqd81fdr01u11n/sopumalaxowugujuzetoso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=spinach+good+for+youPDF 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ec2f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC2F 10744 bytes
SHA-256: 734ba285d5fb8b6ca5ee884ad112dfcea845cdc6acb1037dfa5ef258993a2aeb
font_01_sfnt_off0001049c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1049C 16540 bytes
SHA-256: c61913769f7f743d1363102f7233f9c933152231d0886dcbdc2d9772b2eb421f
font_02_sfnt_off00012f15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12F15 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1