Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8e75ae1396410534…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.5 KB Created: 2021-06-30 20:56:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: 958f3b743ba6c99606759b90b6595366 SHA-1: 9fe898645df29a5bd3252987b903e861049e1d55 SHA-256: 8e75ae13964105349c71debf0998d394d5965280af27f0ebecba6503c9c95dbb
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting it's used to distribute further malicious content or lead users to phishing sites. The presence of external URI links and compromised CMS uploads strongly suggests a spearphishing attachment attack vector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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://www.grupohk.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607337660d951---72881837407.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ufnk.fr/app/webroot/files/file/wenotuvidasoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triptoboloyfoundation.org/editorsfiles/files/wujajageludamixej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.morenoroofing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c6cbb8767c---mowajebajuboretuwopij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onekaddy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a81be97f14a---64846877601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xycrusher.com/d/files/sejifudoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mosoptagro.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cccaf1747b081ee67e9c7920e25f8349/pivununateguxukat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.physioaktivkramer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9f4b39c715---99030435967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hinogas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3orsm25bor1v5gjnu8k1073epa/jifojokegazexumop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pennlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d33df9301a107993fe1b378281055e69/milowuxixunexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ddshower.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/powobovewofulitabanokonob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/56776155689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infoenergie-loire.org/userfiles/file/8495959888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jointrilogy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160764d1b1084c---89000200970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emergent-partners.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4ac0a63291---tojogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b482fadcd97---foboregivegewikifopoxara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cn-biyoute.com/d/files/58341747080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.golddustdental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e1afb35bd2---44994834479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lipfish.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160733775c770e---goguzaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://graphicon.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c77dcbde99---wegisizedupeteduwitod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pphu-joanna.pl/fckpliki/file/13007526329.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clair-environnement.eu/catalogue_dynamique/file/kesetovekadaruxiruma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pirac.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f1aed47aabe08315b114e65ceb098c60/fomomutikisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8e5iparpimc7853692eqk98t50/mujeteluxati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=2.4+inches+in+mmPDF link annotation
    • 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

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Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e1e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1E2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f9f9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF9F9 10136 bytes
SHA-256: 41e5ba99f083341d716d368b1aa2759f62452a53164b4388fd60a774e2e4cd46
font_02_sfnt_off00011069.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11069 16988 bytes
SHA-256: 4e7137d04b47a7e8cc79a2ea3afe8e3ac4f520665358776695562db47dc10d44

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