Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a8d51b5f4a6f0c6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.0 KB Created: 2021-07-19 08:56:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: dff25701f5748a3c75d150201c05edd8 SHA-1: 015a5dc4ae08d16b6162a82e9f557cdf440b3e95 SHA-256: 8a8d51b5f4a6f0c6971cde1407b82f266e3d9dcf0e1cfa5b6219ad85b7fb0407
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file was identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, specifically as a phishing trojan. It functions as a link farm, containing numerous URLs pointing to compromised CMS uploads, likely intended to lure users to malicious sites. The presence of these links and the overall structure suggest an attempt to exploit user trust, potentially leading to further compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5097

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 http://bilagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4ad4bd6751---miduzu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://drahmetbostanci.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e63f96d5b59---71007609772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://profisystem.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3cffe8efec---48793886664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aiken7050.com/clients/5/51/510ae66c864a6d23552e02d1b5190e2c/File/67664985385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dotcomtravelegypt.com/userfiles/files/70319584660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fishboat.hr/files/43369701949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingspec.su/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/anrkddfk275mebvdnani9rms5f/95706413742.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.piramideidiomas.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gobobebajunitusagivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shinex-auto.com/userfiles/file/kusasujotalazexola.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipjanah.ir/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/akiku57pd4nohsvhhr00c4ho56/66408151881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hps-gruppe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8329apjf2e9kq9s643612k7hrf/gizobadapo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cargeacrew.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607898c425126---zatojavijijofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almudenafernandez.co/ckfinder/userfiles/Files/sirusaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://backupcenters.com/userfiles/file/witoluge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://delphin-restaurant.com/ckfinder/upload/files/xanotu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088d8ba9f4e9---48098071656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.espymetcalf.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088246ce7eaa---92424164635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sadcmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3pjnrnt2o2dvdfb410g90qa5bb/12368875475.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zazilha.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25e6574ddb2af3c5d55fd72242be19f9/42952043862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalazeri.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/40uh83j7mfk75aamgha7shlgu2/koxupisufavike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://immo-cjeanpaul.lu/userfiles/files/9663838269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.itbaloch.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f4b6cfeded8---45898982956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=a+super+disintegrant+in+tablet+formulation+isPDF 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_off0000efd2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEFD2 11060 bytes
SHA-256: 7317a5b160bd1b2a56fb8e5b9fbcb8ed8a0c929f298bfa6c52b9cf196808f691
font_01_sfnt_off00010924.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10924 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1