Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 987e0810a183f161…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.6 KB Created: 2021-08-19 15:16:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 958379b2fb2b141840277c0392e719df SHA-1: 454ac90e2a6ca1de3bcf8f4d43e97ba3df2f6d0b SHA-256: 987e0810a183f161f53bd06e79b3aac06b7d03880311bd2da36296d5e295dc2b
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file that contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristic firings suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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 http://villaturri.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092af5b3faf3---lesurufosenib.pdf
    • https://gastriklandsbf.se/UserFiles/files/mijikaxisipojoxadatu.pdf
    • http://sibmetiz.ru/upload_picture/47403618861.pdf
    • https://balajihighfields.in/userfiles/file/98404121497.pdf
    • https://grafitpoint.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ce72480ef82de870c2f4b5b5748982ef/mexif.pdf
    • http://lumieretvie.com/userfiles/file/46502683919.pdf
    • http://dabaizhongxue.com/upload_fck/file/2021-6-8/20210608233757576842.pdf
    • http://www.skupp.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cfa084840aa---33982294062.pdf
    • http://szyldkj.com/luodan/images/userfiles/file/2631150391.pdf
    • https://yidinfo.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ig9orvkrqaq42ep0l0a8dlaepo/62232691813.pdf
    • https://area34.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/iaghk7u2ggfuticj191t5r6a92/mumevunurow.pdf
    • http://chiari-web.com/ckfinder/optimist/files/95874832447.pdf
    • http://www.k-24.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c55bde282ce---13325658440.pdf
    • http://profitoolinfo.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wuzanupalado.pdf
    • https://stewsites.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8076e0490df9b0e75ae6e7e138c0f37a/81015177394.pdf
    • http://www.training4thefuture.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac4cb935ddd---654926941.pdf
    • https://alignerco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/79f289130b5bbd438a39b381e7b009d8/38861621708.pdf
    • http://www.drop-lok.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b876ac012e2---zagipajuz.pdf
    • http://computerdoki.hu/user/file/burosotoxoberugumezomi.pdf
    • https://trieurodata.ro/images/file/12777998836.pdf
    • http://www.advokat.com/app/webroot/img/fck/file/rexenifoliropojak.pdf
    • http://webcertain.ca/contentupload/fckeditorUploads/organization_/file/18448143409.pdf
    • https://tgvl.in/uploads/fck/files/gabatovone.pdf
    • http://www.alwaysflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098284081ccc---54365276677.pdf
    • https://www.web2business.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6c447af0c4---kotisubunonazedetaniri.pdf
    • http://dtcguild.org/clients/80367/File/tulapobubikuwasalizebat.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hhmfj6n2lqjt321ismag7had46/22317625728.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=rendirse+jamas+pelicula+completa+en+espa%C3%B1ol+latino
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e9f9.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9F9 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010210.bin
bd3a1763fd77bab4d4d8876b82753d9bbc38be612c76704931917b4432e81e23
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10210 11156 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011bd6.bin
0c512af59237c3ee9b1db5ce050a25371428e91f0c9e069d449e8e20919d7fe7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BD6 17768 bytes