Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 980c6bd9d177618f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.5 KB Created: 2021-07-02 10:45:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 21d37a5f9d36ae614196774dde235cf9 SHA-1: 072745c8f3b1ae2821683f461044406a5c08c20b SHA-256: 980c6bd9d177618f37b02eb89b45d1f7a113a42c6be0141579bb6b95e2785cc4
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan and by an ML classifier as malicious. It contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The primary malicious link identified is http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/47857543509.pdf.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://equantumconsulting.com/files/files/narotu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://artasedanasingaraja.com/uploadfck/file/18072047940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zazilha.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/375acf5487d91d405094580ab6bc71ac/12980683267.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lavalledesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081aed881c18---vuwajeluzekubarom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oknoplus-omsk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c45c270a825a674328c76f43eec13997/60867114180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bilalyapidekorasyon.com/userfiles/file/21244559019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bamila.vn/luutru/files/22546935987.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soepcentrale-dekeyser.be/userfiles/file/46238504737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aelma.com/sites/default/userfiles/file/33735842850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krakow4you.pl/krakow/files/541376070.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refour.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/93208b0a79820fd0813b6f5aabafa40f/36359443398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hopadive.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15130333499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/47857543509.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldenapp.net/file/24220581817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607217a056f83---59182449492.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5b83ace440---pojapexaxuwejoxogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sehersirin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607787f193871---wovibewufenevevesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.latentoac.com/portal/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2gl8q9t6gm9s9gjjhs57a70pnb/sexobagol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charroninc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4466b4b05cbbac2ac225a40e7dc568f6/koriwuzovomevopesufovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bocamvigliesrooms.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e4a095a230b6f885868a4385988427a0/rizipage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.peopleoftheheath.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afb34a93534---76095806060.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lifestaralberta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160827d05759ab---gonagokul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alimentosldm.com/userfiles/file/95613442295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajivikafinance.com/userfiles/file/51945307779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=function+of+half+nut+in+lathe+machinePDF 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_off0000be3b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBE3B 10408 bytes
SHA-256: e2f44d300d1aeb09faea66621217a15b64255ec6c2f4045e6cf8c6d039576bd0
font_01_sfnt_off0000d58e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD58E 15228 bytes
SHA-256: c507cf39f4f9a3ef6beb00a81c77c10b059f02f09ad87a893400bf9a1c488ac2
font_02_sfnt_off0000fc52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC52 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1