Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9bab74be4da875c4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

114.2 KB Created: 2021-07-21 04:31:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 257fa383b3c78954ec030de8180015c6 SHA-1: 5c8b27b9aac77084522f6562650b11c500875c64 SHA-256: 9bab74be4da875c408792edcd23873966735486635c198449f2e25996b94e013
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous embedded links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories on various domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of external URIs and link farms suggests an attempt to redirect users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9926

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://nd-58.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f45bc3f3444758e4468f5632ce983a7/neropiperu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospitals.org/FCKeditor/file/11113863875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tai.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606efdc1cffdf---gokuliranubiwamuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agribusiness.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c31fccddbbf---zirokejeluvidutikesesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vintageguitar.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nebuxokezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amandamaitland.com/images/file/mopigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a60b4599e35---dafixasusarapida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mko-yug.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61e5ee908b66918dade8ae5b84a794b5/dutazapijuni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alfavit.tv/userfiles/file/rijafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://obrienbuilders.com/userfiles/file/74401859504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.urbanwaterways.info/files/mamekef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abicecream.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nanofabaluxaziwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h5keco8p1d52eb2msrbktb23t7/55721254071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hontoys.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lmpiaukaiafgeno6m2ks7klq2j/kamado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skyfireconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eef9uib26okaf3fdc6re1cc223/43576111956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.benvenutialmare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608735e47d9a1---pinuparanavuwutumoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majoriscambio.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c93fa453266---nudokegeniko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaexpansionjoint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f43956e014a---74945819084.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jfefood.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/710ec22c8911444068750d90415ccf8b/22133331870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toyteepee.com/uploadfiles/file/210525110249420992ngs6p1.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://divorcioconsensual.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2893eb2a7418f121fcb5700d24e67d7a/27969705409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.driftime.ee/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d02c8c29af5---dojojegezoralirelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=can+i+put+two+pdfs+togetherPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000121ee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x121EE 17652 bytes
SHA-256: 0a25764174765563f79c23da98332cbbfd3367dbbb10d666680e8ff9624675bb
font_01_sfnt_off00015064.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15064 10948 bytes
SHA-256: fb940d7cc2cf980fd42ed07455894077a04758116cf9159d2c09f918b506e8ef
font_02_sfnt_off00016997.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16997 19464 bytes
SHA-256: 322fe9175939765a58e34b6764558475e629ab7940b26f5fa1d4aaadc6a48d56
font_03_sfnt_off0001a30d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1A30D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1