Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 82f8faecf4ce046f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.3 KB Created: 2021-09-01 20:09:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-02
MD5: cf4576a612ed1c7f9e11dc0389f60e79 SHA-1: 9d9971a0dbbd7b3ab6073cd4062a72893dc23532 SHA-256: 82f8faecf4ce046fee60763a5da9143f47e147a567bda78dbeabae5c6a7526be
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It uses an urgency-based 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 0.9987

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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 http://nhuaduongnhapkhauaz.info/upload/files/12813410978.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.skupp.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6803bbbfad---zerubojinit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.franklinwebdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae10fadd2ed---sunipowabube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.publicitymailing.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074ae560b58e---4914822616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://offerseir.com/basefile/offerseircom/files/fukufimom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://obrienbuilders.com/userfiles/file/rigazamaginuborigok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scpt.it/userfiles/files/63447847641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://portaldo.eu/contenuti/upload/file/ladateninowekigoxokode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weorderfood.com/uploads/files/noludaposapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artedeeducar.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gamisapuzexiwazonowagar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://erdenet.mn/userfiles/file/nevigej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tideandtigers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sazizis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://padgettlawreunion.com/clients/79772/File/jifozovovotugolexirede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbc47f5de45---wepidesije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vuaship.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2elr64qle3oi9etdvqb93l3alf/24225977486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scamps.biz/userfiles/file/fitomujaridumivunututak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://victory-agency.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087bf299cad4---fumomajedew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artasedanasingaraja.com/uploadfck/file/kevilafakisidudoda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilcaminodaugo.it/file/xotojulopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/33918758144.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rethabise.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c3b011e189---80405887089.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://all-pass.com/folder/editor/file/83785145897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=acute+right+thalamic+infarctPDF 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_off00010b4b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B4B 10576 bytes
SHA-256: 3e5cec2b08ccd3402400d52cda6c61fe5ba203fc5ec61c54cb7bcaa71d2cac44
font_01_sfnt_off0001233b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1233B 18208 bytes
SHA-256: 573babb9d4b916b63c5de9a95a2656186ae32781d277caf8e54f80aca1cbec8e
font_02_sfnt_off00015278.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15278 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1