Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 960fa84c30885045…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.2 KB Created: 2021-08-07 09:10:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-23
MD5: 6936fc09867b5bf56361a4254ae54de3 SHA-1: 455c7431637ed496a75337cc3a2382a398780a8a SHA-256: 960fa84c3088504553150df9c2c0eca005c5aa2e62ab221b639c54e7350284de
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories and presents a deceptive download button. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://doganagolosa.it/file/18879252873.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://alphasigmaoverseas.com/userfiles/file/fegogizamosekubet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hinogas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jeda6ad82fco6l22sq45i2t7u7/jejoferipulukiredarexekeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nuricomuvakfi.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7n1q2a69n6b5d2e3dliv5pife5/45507304785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smilepath.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/22a7eb3ccd26bd3639081b390655592d/22863903225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wccia-vastu.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a067947bed42d06db637c4694283d844/97231240512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adm.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/11f9b7dc82eb6a01a5a6a8fa5ef246f5/regoxogajosorogonuzokitok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://horlickhigh61.com/clients/a/ab/ab3fb267cc30d45b98f460a20cee0b8d/File/botuxafisulovomidorowomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ehsclassof88.com/clients/7/7f/7f6c4973f16106f9a1f2948091db50b4/File/nemipamuped.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.treehousecare.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f619005038---38820752157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bebsulmare.com/userfiles/files/90505725973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/nowawozatebaxoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aucoindeshalles.com/menu/file/pijobiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://banderlogclub.ru/Files/file/vizigopaguki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patc.fr/imagesfile/falojiwekewojujasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agenciaboom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2h9opln5ggss21b2oruna93cp5/56077097160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bb3ca894e8---27009669820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ledesmasportsmedicinesavannahcentury.com/clients/4/44/449a5b3489ef279447e90cf6cdd72f1c/File/jewotenaluwodawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://area34.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kv5bavre7hb9t8du0miduug0m2/romevenekufaxexer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argentum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mijet0d2v5svgehqlthf8u9cm6/regipujinateximopof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishiosatu.com/contents//files/vejojumejilofobomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=hearts+of+iron+4+millennium+dawn+ideologiesPDF 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_off00010940.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10940 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00012152.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12152 18212 bytes
SHA-256: 8dfcc72a05fc07bc685668dc991aecdf0ce056f05b55985aa9a6d95011838ade
font_02_sfnt_off000150fd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x150FD 10952 bytes
SHA-256: 45bfa37ef155d3f67a55af3f9e905779302f0c31548471a1a3c444a5d055a6ce