Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 91eabc7e45f01631…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-07-10 08:48:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 7ebaa42715d2eeaed36dbaa345d7b60b SHA-1: 411950c48b2b89988ba8739ccce98b104fc5f380 SHA-256: 91eabc7e45f0163189b7704df154315d7732ebc0a9b53acad2fc997e921844ab
156 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. The numerous embedded URLs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and using 'utm_term' parameters, suggest a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or phish users. The file's structure and URL patterns are consistent with malware distribution campaigns that leverage compromised web infrastructure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9848

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=is+sp+16+pdf+free+download
    • https://rmissio.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec7940e4fa---85089105461.pdf
    • https://www.drserapkagan.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rd1q92mrvnmnlhbqkh64vi6nsn/57161236608.pdf
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089efb88c7bd---6629761991.pdf
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608aa6ebbad0e---julejipi.pdf
    • http://objetivovender.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a106576cc68---giwalu.pdf
    • http://jongauger.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/forowobamolomewijexi.pdf
    • http://humanitool.ru/userfiles/file/20702362690.pdf
    • http://travelshops.pl/userfiles/file/takavunujusixij.pdf
    • https://www.thecandystoresudbury.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gciog18rvh5hsvj6ptc4nnm2um/72382627532.pdf
    • https://admonks.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/498415e01d752d26791d6cbfeb3b860c/mewuj.pdf
    • http://lilit-realty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r3r00jne9aktb8n9r92qnpl6p2/zalisuwip.pdf
    • http://tremonttemplemacon.com/clients/862779/File/27435495929.pdf
    • https://siangyun.com/upfiles/editor/files/jofiduzos.pdf
    • http://akinmedikal.com/uploads/file/12055224644.pdf
    • https://drivingschoolofnorthtexas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d8b291e55c7---desibopokatomurogij.pdf
    • http://donghozibistore.com/luutru/files/mapurivewoviwivevotaferox.pdf
    • https://pima-alarms.net/slicice/file/61896359174.pdf
    • https://www.azembay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8flf8dojms6300gftgqb06p5lh/xedipa.pdf
    • https://www.simcoerecovery.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9m9t46g102m9o3ku7j5didl5hn/49280947274.pdf
    • http://dachastyle.com/userfiles/file/lidasevowojaluxin.pdf
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6f4b1364e7---75904257838.pdf
    • http://studioaba.net/userfiles/files/juzin.pdf
    • http://amandatravel.com/userfiles/file/1949565344.pdf
    • https://bf-pomosch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/si1fegmgfcmk7brnia5351b6k3/kefejanifozom.pdf
    • https://www.webhisto.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092972f6d45d---diriv.pdf
    • http://www.aadhar-interior.com/userfiles/file/bixob.pdf
    • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ef74.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF74 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010786.bin
fe7fbde3172077d641813449a308dcf8b58f1c754bfa3ddaf090500f6a497c87
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10786 16932 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000133c2.bin
dbf683120403dfc1d0234888fd28b180c34b168bf3d29e2d082f8d30fbdc6ae2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x133C2 10560 bytes