Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9e62d6e5615d5020…

MALICIOUS

PDF

162.8 KB Created: 2021-06-25 22:02:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 510130a20f21fcdacb3a4a7d60638f26 SHA-1: 96b21f69a32c46caacee4cde4628a898aacec2ac SHA-256: 9e62d6e5615d5020558b84156e56ef721d663593e3988609c67f387d07a7472d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file exhibits malicious characteristics, including the presence of numerous links pointing to potentially compromised WordPress sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to serve a secondary payload. The PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further support the conclusion that this file is part of a malicious distribution chain.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9903

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://dodici12.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qocdq0lmtbig62i0i2bhjbuj24/dureditidemududatuj.pdf
    • http://instandee.com/Images_upload/files/37673548332.pdf
    • http://telmeed.com/web/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29791290398.pdf
    • https://spherule.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5a7cc006195c1f8469cccda9d57b51c2/84880661330.pdf
    • https://permargi.com/files/galeria/files/tisamusedewinemo.pdf
    • https://bellevuecommunityfoodbank.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b834c3385bd3889cc570ef66ba48aaa/xabikuganemor.pdf
    • http://www.timtransportes.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3488be300e---55012859050.pdf
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d538a2c63b---nivewinozerekoji.pdf
    • https://martensmgt.com/business_school/uploads/file/gakujelikorewanemo.pdf
    • https://www.audifonosdoshoydos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609750b989f93---22543508158.pdf
    • http://clubselectionvoyages.com/images/file/46231031004.pdf
    • https://www.properties-thassos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4fpfmkgemq1td2pqlods17glni/siwexakenusejujarigi.pdf
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hotpvdnag4a9aiutblsb10jvd3/mupunek.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ooidbo7vivmn4lpqlbt7hdlc7/sebibupoxuwag.pdf
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092c889ccd22---safevalizogujurazegil.pdf
    • http://www.misshandicap.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080056d3d2dc---kujojirosegu.pdf
    • http://zawayakw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607963f52351f---fixopet.pdf
    • http://www.magicapro.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086b6f1df555---fodajomejomokuxad.pdf
    • http://tavernadelsnoguers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fed7861cb7fb58b9c25da6e48a9f0a6e/59027876501.pdf
    • http://srihemkuntschoolint.com/slbdavbatala/userfiles/file/lonataja.pdf
    • http://grappin-annat-como.com/userfiles/grappin-annat-como.com/file/49902898809.pdf
    • http://dynamic1984.com/user_file/file/wuzosaxon.pdf
    • https://promise-land.com/upload/file/39404078788.pdf
    • http://purofirstli.net/userfiles/file/wedudazoxepeba.pdf
    • http://www.sealjet.mn/pictures/files/44137131107.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=flowers+of+angiosperms
    • 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_off00021e63.bin
6921cc55edb6707cd5ebd7a1703942c7f4bb2c51eeab20d2e9c567ec19aed3bb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x21E63 10668 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000236dd.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x236DD 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00024eef.bin
2a98b15f2aa2a9cb17bd51c4275613a2cdcd06133184393763d1ec04bbea904d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x24EEF 17872 bytes