Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 94ea75e240fcd437…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.0 KB Created: 2021-09-01 16:14:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 8d824d93aad00b441946039d000247b7 SHA-1: 74c1cd5e178233f207662f2a8b6aa75929f6afb1 SHA-256: 94ea75e240fcd437a511ec092b7f497e0979b74e318b6d681b5cd602cc1f82d9
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains a large number of embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The presence of these links indicates an attempt to facilitate phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6314

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 https://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pork+pot+pie+with+puff+pastry PDF link annotation
    • http://www.julitolaschools.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afbab6ce78f---vuwibomivesujarizebikoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084afb51c6ba---finevok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.magicapro.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbb41ccd184---17842607184.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://m-co.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ongcke5ifb7b1c5bo0ef7ake8a/82562160879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alarouba.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fojutejuxamup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://concilianavarra.com/userfiles/files/vixajosixixuzibavagudorin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://g-ortho.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e9198d39329---pigodalulusux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioaba.net/userfiles/files/84044470137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://resttour.com/images/userfiles/files/79928946794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tienhasteel.com/app/webroot/upload/files/ruwurupomimafodoka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://didaconcept.com/admin/fckeditor/file/xejifunuvorenutupezezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6cc7a4bf32bb3b60bb31e054ba394295/49932313196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ddu-hk.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/movemipebifuwumupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ky-auto.com/uploadfile/files/45241130423.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cf36851f43b---44433469948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acethamessecurity.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8027797acac290dcfefa79269a3dbbf7/rejomis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.phoenixdentalacademy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a66c4d01246c6901e7014a335a7ca686/nipubor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f8f8b24b868---87700127260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tavio.ru/files/file/laxasugaxazetakisap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://furkansigorta.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f2bf85117b---24844773677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thejinglelab.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/36pvjefbitt4cbncpljok1h482/38285111463.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiogiamberardino.it/userfiles/files/11711106419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szhlfz.net/upload/naxamadaxuwutinikanozat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mayamalay.com/clients/874202/File/22146717629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000fdde.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFDDE 10696 bytes
SHA-256: d1747360e3f9c238933143b7af913969b9180ffbf6822b33aa490f07e33d2f9b
font_01_sfnt_off000116b5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116B5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1