Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9564c276dbbaa209…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.2 KB Created: 2021-08-06 20:55:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: c8848aa64db5bc692e045514a289f70c SHA-1: 66b772e6c83ce19a9222b932e1ff6c5b99ae6731 SHA-256: 9564c276dbbaa2095ce22d5e64e7099742e1b6324cb32913e2b8c90d5ca24a5b
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected as a malicious PDF by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. It contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The presence of 'LOLBin token sequence in document text' further supports the malicious intent, likely related to executing commands or downloading further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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://krisoc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=lippincott+farmakoloji+t%C3%BCrk%C3%A7e+pdf+indir PDF link annotation
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610d3f3525298---49065515078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.uniqueartzz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/umnbquevgajjveaf8qkmt724b2/17796195190.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floorco.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/89b5e31d00531945301db3dd556a1a43/17207932667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alquimia.in/admin/fckeditor/editorfile/nesavidudezujim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ingegnasrl.com/userfiles/files/mozulalejikuzanujoxofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charmingcurls.se/upload/file/26976214973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elitakhealing.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67140431398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://purofirstli.net/userfiles/file/rurazesozivijutum.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • http://sinproval.it/userfiles/files/28359740978.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • http://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0bec69f468---5921503033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hasici-pristroje-eshop.cz/files/file/sizomusodudejusajepamotoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mahae.hu/files/files/69046508091.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pal-kont.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/72209fe31dc020f3fd3e123d5919ff71/74539072687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://townofwinslowin.com/flash/townofwinslowin.com/file/lurunizefarupama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a25fff572e4---sivisodefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://furniture83.com/upload/files/kejikexajole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acronimocostanzo.com/userfiles/file/jelabuxaga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avis-medical.ma/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/24fcb4c8b627a46981996227c9570f4a/80610098445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flambotour.it/themes/userfiles//files/tapevegeki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088ad4e4112d---dipowazavedudofaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tfforming.ru/d/files/25081467941.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-poseg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074c6b28a6fb---61579323551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caacoding.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d3cb1dbc0a---zomazidegono.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://legacydockandmarine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fbbbab9071c97a63cd12559d4ddf4209/jotakudunumeleguzizuri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elitakhealing.coIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#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_off0000ca6e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCA6E 11184 bytes
SHA-256: dc061643779970ceec668b946e4ebf7db536c380ea01aaf2bea00fd4b7b6de87
font_01_sfnt_off0000e41e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE41E 17932 bytes
SHA-256: 2c589ec454211063886a412e250849f68e3e9ff6985d378823356979e834caf6
font_02_sfnt_off00010f47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F47 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1