Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 99abf93aa422b6b6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.5 KB Created: 2021-07-30 18:01:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: a653cc0bc10bfbeeaa628756a841d934 SHA-1: f53836a447ebac81ea285d8659ffa72ebf25d049 SHA-256: 99abf93aa422b6b6d4d3f562745ec41db648dfacd8dbeac5d0c2363fa74b92d5
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.001 User Execution: Malicious Link

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It uses brand-impersonation credential phishing and an invoice-themed lure. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9983

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
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=is+ring+video+doorbell+worth+it.
  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=is+ring+video+doorbell+worth+it PDF link annotation
    • http://aquatherm-graz.at/files/71697320554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gastriklandsbf.se/UserFiles/files/fenozijaluzeruseru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://msci.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f9499491bf---48904686183.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9136dce303---velebudumitarixevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ptk-astana.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dad45a6af3682df7fe7e61c060e951bc/31860998635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.capitalroofingct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eb18dba9b8---jaregazil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kazenergy.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071748844dd2---lukowisukemafavipuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rideco.hu/upload/file/82326493580.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sieuthimaytinhcu.vn/upload/files/54977719335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brooklynsmokeshops.com/admin/images/file/60513918712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160786f321b226---94573930751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k3k6auarqfnbjcjg7kliefs362/mazatunive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--b1ahhafccpgkb2bxo.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/21cd2e64cd759d0a752e4a714f327d61/fipugadazesubax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alcera.ca/userfiles/file/kejewawolam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tims.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2601645476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alongsideasia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/89c885f20513cd0d81a5f936a94cba32/fumuligobalep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a440d67cc40---88967666605.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sjalikave.hu/pictures/file/31194045866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuttotop.com/userfiles/files/sipun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://medicare-darmstadt.de/bilder/UserImages/file/wazololimukuwemugevutuput.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akinmedikal.com/uploads/file/26315384328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alismobile.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb32d7e789a943220073e7b920c8b87e/96261454338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083700def7c5---jiduxukuvatikuxubapal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off00011ac8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11AC8 10608 bytes
SHA-256: c9932977f448cf9da4c1997e0909284e8819175dfdf88f7685b6d86a7583f7e0
font_01_sfnt_off000132b9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x132B9 17132 bytes
SHA-256: b7a547a2170a134ae1f5828789c0ab4f89d2bd86e72a06f0da09463af7ab000f
font_02_sfnt_off00015f82.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15F82 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1