Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9d645e7e808f7580…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.1 KB Created: 2021-07-03 15:50:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 95e2681398e137028da62ccff1be3237 SHA-1: ac93e9f9e50342bf514f94825a862b5113dd9e63 SHA-256: 9d645e7e808f7580c476db2610b440a0793e2925455f697c2341aebf51620d55
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, and exhibits characteristics of a link farm. Multiple heuristics indicate the PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and other potentially disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish users. The embedded URLs are the primary indicators of compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9922

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://www.ideaklinikkadikoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074509990563---32281166469.pdf
    • http://irinka.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jiluwidujalevegesugar.pdf
    • https://amerismithenterprises.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab3c67c8cb9c50e91adba87c6f9c4940/fukusitadeziparixodata.pdf
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d4431ee9f1---55088101246.pdf
    • https://mziagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ljrrs114emvid0oc5h31qapvam/60333324328.pdf
    • https://avgdesign.com/userfiles/file/natawiteluka.pdf
    • http://vietsonplastic.com/uploads/userfiles/file/pimepixajudewad.pdf
    • https://trucraftsmanship.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c887abc131c---73553027035.pdf
    • http://bocghedanang.com/media/ftp/file/segubosutemibowifinu.pdf
    • https://ratco-hardware.com/Ups/files/turotipewifi.pdf
    • https://alice-immo.com/userfiles/file/timizazol.pdf
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160725fb675bfa---58253970001.pdf
    • http://www.zywawiara.pl/pliki/paxewadujalimovasar.pdf
    • https://navliecky.net/userfiles/file/juratigixolifipune.pdf
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5289eefc5a526b1c162f1f5977ff432a/gufuj.pdf
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d1887b4ea74---jesifuwiwejir.pdf
    • https://alsterparkett.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4mnaes7l1r8ollel7qif1pqd3k/3891799352.pdf
    • https://phase1acoustics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071b170df184---nuwanupowulalogipekixem.pdf
    • http://www.mbk-montage.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85501153887.pdf
    • https://3dreamstudios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b185f4642d4e6c763c68bf5d579a8e95/30769345849.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0ahpf12k51r746ss6d41lc8hb6/sobapop.pdf
    • http://colescastle.com/clients/875019/File/panun.pdf
    • http://www.iamgoingto1996.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c5c3cdd3d5---810649260.pdf
    • https://deniz-sogutma.org/img/userfiles/file/84532959593.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=opposite+sides+of+a+quadrilateral
    • http://irodori.kir.jp/files/file/61760907681.pdf
    • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e4f0.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE4F0 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd02.bin
8a5f9d1883419fd099e1d4a1467dadb32a0ae9dd329665570c654208fb641f8d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD02 17928 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012c5e.bin
6b253d30743d82105b9ff42df52666baccbc4082f50afcad4aae0c12f047a5b3
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C5E 10660 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off000144b2.bin
6489e646d18458765199a57be55f1b03d5d70d63443aaaa6399edf5f717c03ae
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x144B2 16220 bytes