Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b1bd01171b7caf0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.2 KB Created: 2021-07-10 10:59:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-02
MD5: 39b8d7f9e7aa11b50a59cd855a9c83a9 SHA-1: 1a8e6727167815baaf71eb5deddec91586211fad SHA-256: 8b1bd01171b7caf0ca994c3a62c45cfd52a6afae9b4c2e3af2cc8eaa8afa5d4d
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV. 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 suspicious score 0.3798

Heuristics 5

  • 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 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://sevvalturizm.com/rsm/files/95746748065.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.taxiserviceh24.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2b56389f8c---marixojewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160830d9fc6ca9---27309648804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iehyun.com/editorupload/file/49124341876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://psychologkmalinowska.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51119725322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pantanalmsnews.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jiwunuxepesolisaratap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trenermichal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075b0f446f45---dujesetupobivetese.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mavismanagement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5ddb945758---tuluniduxezazadamamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alshaabcoop.com/userfiles/file/79159508459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fhs76reunion.com/clients/0/00/009202203981f132fd14d012a57c0fe5/File/86774210709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070cb37e68eb---57960153426.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.brightfieldbusinesshub.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dge7jr26ugpggk89jkcpoe5pf9/xogobalixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082cc50133ee---30028954165.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cosyromania.com/media/file/mejiridugefemaxutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a320a42fca2---litadiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmonlinestore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b88b77f062a---fimoforivonazoxoguwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bountyvacation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e255bb63c10---21053135750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5e23721fdd---76410860565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://manufim.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b000e8dd11---11347718943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cls-toronto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eeb35ad1365d3b8a6f050067235518d4/39957240997.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9bde1d9932---fopasawotawoxubivukuvefop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7cf60d0b26---27123030033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dienlanhhonganh.com/images/pic/file/71285034484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noxsun.com/jingkelun/userfiles/files/20210626105833.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jerseyshorepirates.com/userfiles/files/manelasatelarasomilise.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=uncharted+the+lost+legacy+walkthrough+chapter+4PDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000f33f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF33F 16404 bytes
SHA-256: 178e011e745d5a9658c912cc65635ba2eff3071e7c923435ee460705e4e5c825
font_01_sfnt_off00011d9c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D9C 11176 bytes
SHA-256: 0bcc892c092fab9d3f63f10103a24e5eb445be64b73f9bbdbfad15fb5b72a7e1
font_02_sfnt_off000137a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x137A3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1