Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 980b80e972f70e5d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.2 KB Created: 2021-07-03 18:47:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: 3d0b13fae4c93da0afae51e998b20b69 SHA-1: 486f3dcddf6d45f24fd0ee6ec0b263d5c4d8aa63 SHA-256: 980b80e972f70e5d2bc97a546743d230d53d2a14332d380e49c848ad822f0be6
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites hosting further PDF files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The primary attack vector appears to be a phishing attempt via a malicious attachment, leading users to download additional malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://asigurareingermania.ro/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h444ssquj9cl5kftgtf9h3j0kh/tatubaxosulirefup.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://loveperfectionschool.com/upload/file/30531281915.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmodeli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6dcb2aed26---sikoturejakopinomapami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moreit.ch/productinfo/file/zudavukobutir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loskutova.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0b96534e55c86becb563f5ba98218992/lufimamaxokemusejimezada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heureka-cz.eu/files/dofelipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b9f1d34ff6---nidenifudoloduzuliba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b88f3c9e280b6f9e925b8ed2d4de027/nafinakomerakexa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acecaalcoy.com/userfiles/file/basaraxusejuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karenlovelee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160861ad897f3e---17455196833.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deltagroup.bg/uploads/file/91109223056.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad8ea1af9e7---93546660201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andlupa.com/userfiles/file/novigadurilimapob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vistobrasil.net/uploads/file/47574964281.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plkorea77.com/ckupload/files/bogujinulixono.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asckhn.com/acskhn/userfiles/file/61224316126.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aihr-iadh.org/uploads/FCK_files/file/dosaxifobugebil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balance-global.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qn87jnc0bknq81cqpggv2avjmk/paropoparujujabavawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/32459a8b318001dd4be80899a60eb7c1/49583763419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adilaltinsoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fc64abbae6---gumorosomifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iqlacpro.vn/emotive/upload/files/dijosubosur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://massimobertoarchitetto.com/userfiles/files/47362114121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://texmet.pl/userimages/file/51331299457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hypnotiseur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8d565e1abe---63591224777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=greenwich+standard+time+nowPDF 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_off0000e88b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE88B 22656 bytes
SHA-256: 674c1586c07c1c0c58ed8c9636d460948b448dd676508890011c19685beb7927
font_01_sfnt_off000122f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x122F0 10716 bytes
SHA-256: 4c1a49669db8b282ab1d4e3bc8f572b5bfe9da7b3e97ece15c710e489b682c45
font_02_sfnt_off00013b79.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13B79 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1