Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8c6b6752c429768e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.4 KB Created: 2021-06-27 07:49:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 4cff54f7bceed5b9b6c4c467ded1507c SHA-1: a9036f5c4c62da112ee69ee5632aa54451a3a56a SHA-256: 8c6b6752c429768ef09b76e431ee44d7c389870ac0351f7c0d5828e6a662cd6a
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF that contains numerous links to compromised websites, many of which host other PDF files. The 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' and 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' heuristics indicate a pattern of using compromised infrastructure to host and distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9924

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://storage-in-motion.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086aed14f208---37874460018.pdf
    • http://ajtoablakcentrum.com/_user/file/wivedule.pdf
    • http://feast.to/upd_file/debukoresukalaboxiderag.pdf
    • http://www.fliesen-brill.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160841e37ee104---vipemagozajanifozo.pdf
    • https://www.escon.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c0d13b071f989c6611646bf37f5c72c1/59895963199.pdf
    • http://plenaadoracao.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160881ebf4c107---numexefopukuvazumefuj.pdf
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607208d8896c0---lemeverosazetaramutixese.pdf
    • https://bettyloupaints.com/userfiles/files/36322674424.pdf
    • https://iqmuseum.mn/uploads/files/lanidilosinewefaka.pdf
    • http://www.sevenchurchestour.net/seven/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609009e295e6d---tatelipenijepezifaxifiz.pdf
    • http://alexandercdg.com/clients/36029/File/56525536472.pdf
    • http://eduomania.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e4d9ed5969---82264826122.pdf
    • http://thedreams.cz/files/wonitipaginonudaxomuj.pdf
    • https://steklo-shik.ru/userfiles/file/dewixog.pdf
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a435dd8d0fdf1e4d800df9d04e7d1a09/39808430735.pdf
    • http://novaserv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9f9d6aba14---54917572621.pdf
    • http://staceyasp.com/UserFiles/file/37449794094.pdf
    • http://younewstoday.com/task/userimages/file/70887821960.pdf
    • http://www.empresasdelimpeza.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab7656919dc---kujufaxobudakedu.pdf
    • http://abapaposentados.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2ad9479c9e---tisutabesepolufedagog.pdf
    • https://www.sadcmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nieqe9e0o7u505q0mst0rivf4d/pupotibudokaguxukuraze.pdf
    • http://stopasbestos.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607124febc94a---94934749795.pdf
    • https://patc.fr/imagesfile/38722937830.pdf
    • http://moveisgarciadigital.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa3679ab31c---mefekevifiruvig.pdf
    • http://www.cenlajobinator.com/siteuploads/editorimg/file/26048136009.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=treatment+of+anthrax+disease
    • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e964.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE964 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010175.bin
5e4c00560aa92e58ed7893f1d29e19bab1551ecfc1a2d4366013d39ff1dff337
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10175 16092 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000116ae.bin
73a616eba6a0fb05e79919eb4435315811c4326d046f9bbfb05c37aa56461c49
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116AE 16984 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off00014390.bin
576e8651d4922c87c4d6d63ce15feee4de9458cb49778ad8fe8b0ff94a92adbe
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14390 10640 bytes