Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8749b96a510b67be…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.5 KB Created: 2021-06-26 09:47:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 11c20b0e009c520a200e1b6ab6a84e3b SHA-1: e87b853d106d6e5c115b359a10e536cb61da4960 SHA-256: 8749b96a510b67be173c14c56b1fc48c2dac861715ce39fc5a32e77197686d21
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document that contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or to serve a second-stage payload. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristics suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

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 http://countrysquirefoods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160986329cb8dd---pimiwaruxoponijajeve.pdf
    • https://deewo.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0b7979f672---buruneguwatixo.pdf
    • https://arerp.kr/data/file///18081288627.pdf
    • https://drivingschoolofnorthtexas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba8601735e4---89100882445.pdf
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ou9mqv5429eiqnk5oeq5ahjvu3/duvinabosugukopiro.pdf
    • https://jaurrieta.net/USERFILES_JAURRIETA/files/wigubevazites.pdf
    • http://ophirtonhotel.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a53b2fa82d7---getugidevenibaz.pdf
    • http://guides2alpes.fr/uploads/file/72588324667.pdf
    • https://www.sir.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c2dd6af026---8264920887.pdf
    • https://expeditions-travel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075d43368e60---maguwemug.pdf
    • https://gpuhub.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5raknht909e2eg2hkmln02pt34/9342643546.pdf
    • https://ifacemount.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h9dnuqckp3r4ke3u910dnor9kq/dorifudisatisovutedali.pdf
    • http://baharemadinah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070fd214a264---10359492287.pdf
    • https://camgloberealtor.com/userfiles/file/54298136859.pdf
    • http://xn--b1ahhafccpgkb2bxo.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ad0051c392e04b738fc962d0d049e787/20048011.pdf
    • https://zweiund40.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qrsoor8ca90seskqbnbtrp1b8a/luzevu.pdf
    • https://www.helpagesl.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609731c327df7---32899139562.pdf
    • http://cayxaotamphan.net/userfiles/image/file/dogof.pdf
    • http://jamoncup.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608faa397e972---pokajuvesubomerulub.pdf
    • https://namastehealth.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rq3u4rhj1c3p7oa9hjtllb7f11/62708264290.pdf
    • https://monacollection.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/14b2d022a4c7a465a4bd3725622b4716/kamini.pdf
    • http://aggengr.com/uploads/CMS/file/52716250511.pdf
    • https://djhelaly.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1b356731823ca59cffe7cae18140a783/butavutodefurufezi.pdf
    • https://unicornproduction.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eefcfc9d5138f9332c6f2ac3cc553f92/winenadijuxefumizupevo.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nfgjt0pfgnklr6htf3kke9urs0/jojaragutosata.pdf
    • https://nhaban24h.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2sq0n84179jrhbh85t9tdlh32q/9790360695.pdf
    • https://armagedonspedycja.pl/files/file/51685446535.pdf
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3ef68e6887---josenuvexutegalasi.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=appraisal+answers+examples
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f3e0.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3E0 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010bf2.bin
f745959238c4d1b379ea3fb53e12d956e68f1e2b6a9b2ecd99afd25baa4d6df3
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BF2 16648 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001376f.bin
900ff4d713971e0a0462ca1e1f0192d4d73d894a9c744cacb2b30bedc957e4c4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1376F 10364 bytes