Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 85d262c39e66856f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.3 KB Created: 2021-07-25 22:03:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 1bf643aa430ffced41756b308581a323 SHA-1: 142bcb3a42fe8759460baf9623579bc799a00c59 SHA-256: 85d262c39e66856fa75a0151f2a99086058135fe63e4d64ab7b61db3e1dcaa7a
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV. It contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites, indicating a link farm or phishing lure. The PDF's structure and embedded content suggest it is intended to redirect users to potentially harmful external resources.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8710

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c567de4bfc4---xuwegakeg.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a00d94a5b1---69670954095.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iycadana.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n8lppe4m7k83pgis378fmstop1/18683806640.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.allatpatikapecs.hu/images/file/32812606706.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pirac.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b48385e112a729fc4c69692444e4289b/xugodejibeziz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holderit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb942acba33---55979566358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sakaryakasaplarodasi.org/userfiles/file/70450942004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8bol550m9fj7g55tgpc897if81/90473677359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fkhd.cz/data/img/mozigixutepibegipan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maderas-navarro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/goted.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.histoiresdegroupes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160903c62cfad1---3129814238.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f59a5499bc---xojatiwiwapapujev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jollytime.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7c15f7ccfc330746a4740a7d196d1a75/33334755681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.profiemg.cz/upload/ck/files/sanefilozobalinowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angkorphotographyguide.com/userfiles/file/92383581868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kalkulacka-hypo.cz/userfiles/files/54101596758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kantankacreative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/58f1739a55bcfd46da40899c42c58e59/52605857892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://speckrepeg.by/UserFiles/files/tasokiburovavun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advancedcheckcashadvance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160759341ce5c5---6102456122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://keyflounge.nl/userfiles/file/bomikobusajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://meccanicagambirasio.it/file/rilodumijevuvime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--12cm8caae5d9a0a0a1dxk6dd.com/user_img/files/wowop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://juniorsmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090c568ca93a---54255543601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k-kompany.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f90a80353ac39ea1d80d04bc6f2f5465/nezal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=electron+configuration+worksheet+answer+keyPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000d8a1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8A1 17420 bytes
SHA-256: b4a138b7c3873919b85b7a4ba44cb555acf69b4726b56d4768edf725373ec61f
font_01_sfnt_off000104a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104A2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1