Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 95548aebbb3c2638…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.0 KB Created: 2021-09-19 13:26:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 8b335510fd189fc8e9eefa40d7af776c SHA-1: 5ba3e8c4c74ff9ce4d2d0784e74c3bd29707d855 SHA-256: 95548aebbb3c263874cd8637152a00a8dabde3cfe70dfb71d71f9dbc854862e7
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains multiple heuristics indicating it is a link farm hosted on compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, designed to redirect users to other PDF files. The presence of external URIs and the nature of the link farm suggest an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish for information.

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 https://cutletsmeat.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613364a68dfec---gagawubupisi.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://faktxeber.ru/resimler/files/duzuvamesirujetujobonopul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://portaldeaquidauana.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3042795903.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taiwanquinoafamily.com/shopadmin/upload/files/50499578339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sunridgecorp.com/uploads/files/202109040509184474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trustycctv.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69726693888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quesnelbusinessnetwork.ca/userfiles/file/kozudotaxitejojujituxase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rialta.ie/userfiles/files/ralarijimojerawaputeribir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mptech.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/velibeserisokerurizolebuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pmcp-avac.com/files/upload-ckfinder/files/55982560774.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reklama-kemerovo.ru/files/files/gonebim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613dbe33756a5---84779657841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambalatender.com/upload/files/55520852926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.truesdalepainting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139fd2275da0---bebivixele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://americasbestwingsbeltsville.com/uploads/files/nedazowumibum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/11327728022.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cargeacrew.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b06f0b3f9c---wifofewoxugipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--82cac8d3ajrc0gd0bo4a7nf3qg.com/userfiles/files/kobovefawopimabategegaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://derechosenred.org/aym_image/files/9114535922.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lavera.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137426ab37d6---20149758660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.w.radeton.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/defabunexetejineke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mannoorpally.com/uploads/file/xejexilodurafejiwadukojab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autosaloncenter.com/uploads/files/45002222275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spbi.cz/res/file/kigoweruvidefep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=play+among+us+pc+freePDF 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

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000de4a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE4A 10848 bytes
SHA-256: df3f59f596f3f255b80035c41862b60609fbfe0a2995a9d51fdb1e5da682cf7d
font_01_sfnt_off0000f763.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF763 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010f75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F75 18408 bytes
SHA-256: 7cb4a10a854cf9fec45c3f2ce305f212203c2a5eada812df0b141e98b72e1ab3