Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 80f695c8cddb60aa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.3 KB Created: 2021-07-29 16:24:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 8e694a75492b951cf7269b9797c8d094 SHA-1: 01727c909cbf44bc83bbefbc1d4ab40455c17b1f SHA-256: 80f695c8cddb60aaaa11697547815d74926823fdf0c5e561287e80ef19a5616c
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The heuristics suggest it functions as a link farm, directing users to potentially compromised WordPress upload storage and disposable hosting sites. The 'SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE' heuristic indicates the document likely instructs users to download a password-protected archive, a common tactic to bypass gateway security.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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://krisoc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+manually+install+fnis PDF link annotation
    • http://ccswcd.com/userfiles/file/bebenowirotisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abugfreemind.com/userfiles/file/20022279258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edcasys.com/ci/userfiles/files/janilaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pametnidom.hr/pametne_kuce/userfiles/file/mogovekugogexaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purpleleafestatebuyers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b54d80296c5---tabovutevaga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fiberglasssupplydepot.com/userfiles/files/62959992190.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greer2001.com/clients/e/ea/ea56749d84c1a2d7db36d2c51c833a37/File/mokevewuxivalidadipizaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yljx.cn/images/upload/File/febojizurizaxixixaguz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://claudiodauelsberg.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160851519e4a3c---99620411635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flyingcarpetclementines.com/userfiles/files/17632068633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----7sbabak5acz7byau.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ddec7c7109583ac960a7546cbe2e333/8812910044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4eeab57d5d---suginuguruxivasiwixapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2uhrm6r92c1ehchdovqphvqs50/jotipedalekisifarot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://an-professional.ru/img/files/file/dedepijozigixofosowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.napariverinn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ba024c24f509c6d2f554ff018d6c19e6/40889228539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pincailight.com/zk/UploadFile/file/2021071007092373499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vivelamusica.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607081bee5157---tuzon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kennedy-jackson.com/clients/f/f7/f78508644b517540cdb1549d93860f53/File/25125718908.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tunnel.de/files/uploaded/file/fidomedatavin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2248d43543---wutotakevavibujutumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cedicar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a01f7aca5fc---3843343419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaa1anac6cg.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/22e984acd9cd42e0e19aa67bccedf634/14738216018.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.potterycommercials.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aed850be891---xukobefisumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lovewhereyoulv.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0bcf1f2b5ef0a1651825aabe833dbeed/fuzalifuborulazefufozaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000da6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA6B 17116 bytes
SHA-256: f475a615f1763d2ae8924819591c89ac9dec93e335870921fe5c5dc2625ef209
font_01_sfnt_off000106f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x106F4 10432 bytes
SHA-256: 220c71979dd4d0407d8798e89400c651dab9557def599c7f8a4565857879cea2
font_02_sfnt_off00011e9e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E9E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1