Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8be215cbcf297c8b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.4 KB Created: 2021-09-07 09:45:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 532a6c11414da14dc4392c58ac41a1ea SHA-1: d920296d3191844336d468e9908be7f9cd92638c SHA-256: 8be215cbcf297c8bd84dfc6981f187ff731fcd90cfc430d934df1dfed28d419e
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier. It employs a common phishing tactic by presenting itself as an image-only document, likely a screenshot, to lure users into clicking embedded links. The numerous links point to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or redirect users to phishing pages. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of external links indicates a high likelihood of further malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

Heuristics 8

  • 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 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.
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 69 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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 https://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=enlace+glucos%C3%ADdico+definicion+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://goldengrowers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b844566c70caa95968a667e982b7578/41831922072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orderkai.com/uploads/files/96169656589.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bielle-srl.com/userfiles/files/89781327604.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bertoniamministrazione.it/bertoni/public/file/66276656000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cgt-fo-csc.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cb4db952ba---36581820959.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eko-inwest.eu/upload/file/43840638091.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jtour.vn/userfiles/file/90066729299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalmediaminds.com/uploads/files/67277611241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chocolatycakes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5dedf1a6a7---rurazafidov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pianoszimmermann.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a49cf904ceb---sekalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maynenkhipuma.vn/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/11347531353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099a4c670002---40447788451.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floridainvestment.cz/files/file/lufagemexitavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motelandratecuci.ro/userfiles/file/13275203239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yasairamenbar.com/uploads/files/vomosenigen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.driftime.ee/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c7345987d53---97313806430.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fabrykakonwersji.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8acab1ef38a202aa183902f16df9d6d7/nakagig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reachcast.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf7d1a985591d7c7a57992dde8481a45/74744376826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithattamphuong.com/upload/files/mizilajeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sity-luxe.ru/userfiles/file/60527343497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://panhongbo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/site_eachfun_com/files/bedozegugofetezalobokozij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7d74uhc7quoilij8ecfnb9q8j6/25421072271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b1c9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB1C9 10740 bytes
SHA-256: 823f9a9f7bcd7c2f9a306823f34325e4c5033fdcc551c47d1f367d6690565730
font_01_sfnt_off0000ca4e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCA4E 14332 bytes
SHA-256: 050c249fa6eda7553f2aa0bbdb8c61e2a9ab264d121f28c2522d4e121115546a
font_02_sfnt_off0000ed91.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED91 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1