Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8275c4a9013bce7f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.1 KB Created: 2021-08-25 15:44:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 95a6b64916dc6f5702ff1d6aa7569835 SHA-1: a5023d8ab0d401bd8466a898aa899963812967b9 SHA-256: 8275c4a9013bce7f3e2b9e8d37e09b32d727cf83e215491696053180fd4d003b
194 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It uses a LOLBin command-execution lure. 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 0.8511

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=bane+best+quotes PDF link annotation
    • http://sdds.be/userfiles/file/lutuxeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bephoangdung.vn/uploads/ckfinder/files/gamumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://starwindows.ie/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jixevezivozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aawyx.com/sites/default/imageuser/file/pokixafibowitowekiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://takeacode.eu/user/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e/file/40310520941.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bilagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080bb2ac8efc---dajetarodexalema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://assistance.uz/images/shared/file/kekasejufodopefonamudize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioschicchi.eu/userfiles/files/45510674324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stefandes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079950e481ca---43945133118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://notariocprietoa.com/notaria/documentos/files/3054497249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcurryproperties.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/razumevetulegagunufutod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://st-johnson.com/Uploadfiles/files/54115887122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shellserva.nl/docs/Image/file/bojemif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zabulgaria.org/userfiles/file/84216895687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.expoagrogto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45ki92lk6r03icmd1ghsf80ab0/rexafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arcdesantmarti.com/biocop/Images/images-editor/file/rafopurasolebeputa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almoheetmanpower.com/public_html/userfiles/file/65873598859.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160987ffaa705b---22020439529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yarpaket.ru/userfiles/file/lerutipijikalofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gagutp.com/sa_upload/userfiles/file/20210708191823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.segurosfacility.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5486239faa---43005492322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tif.cn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2ouj53mt81ogniu98kbrbqmffk/sipivuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dejavuruse.com/userfiles/file/79436471749.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cbestdesign.com/ckfinder/images_store/files/91001073971.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arcdesantmarti.com/biocop/ImIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e85f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE85F 17136 bytes
SHA-256: 12f3c0a0077627431bf5510a9d0222b5386c940a43052ac8ea2f1381e1f2dee6
font_01_sfnt_off000114e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114E2 10304 bytes
SHA-256: ac3800ecdad65575bcb37b3a52e9112c3952e7c33c6541d98ae3f9fcf034bd0d