Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a216fe8881fe5b62…

MALICIOUS

PDF

193.3 KB Created: 2021-07-30 08:35:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: b7d930582d59b8d257bfc465a114f5fb SHA-1: 64fa3fb8e94b7550c46534f484925b99d913c212 SHA-256: a216fe8881fe5b62bb9a9d4e1fabdc2b4966ae5802ce7e899f73b467a162fcd3
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, designed to lead the user to download further malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely a phishing or trojan delivery mechanism. No scripts were extracted, but the link farm structure is a common lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9178

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://planetamama.ru/files/file/50944705259.pdf
    • https://tyko.pl/userfiles/file/tefesetago.pdf
    • http://www.kinoimaging.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160801cbe728c7---pixevutokenemupomori.pdf
    • http://medizator.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/75515622142.pdf
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/gasetujojidewomiwudidog.pdf
    • http://ankaser.com/userfiles/file/62934402525.pdf
    • https://www.frankcapassoandsons.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610321b4858a5---nadokogifivudesifita.pdf
    • http://opusbiz.kr/data/editor/file/101932196960ee4a5e55523.pdf
    • https://storage-in-motion.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2e076c587b---30865440609.pdf
    • http://euro520.net/userfiles/file/16218280141217155102.pdf
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160846d53087a1---gifav.pdf
    • http://architettodrabeni.it/userfiles/files/14360435875.pdf
    • https://spaslask.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2jqkrs6uk6cdogjp2hrjcde6sk/19574181972.pdf
    • https://promise-land.com/upload/file/29631710375.pdf
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba4d71d764d---84327647222.pdf
    • http://lblussana.it/images/file/43208511330.pdf
    • http://www.iycadana.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/md88r1nbe5hec5taml1sclfg23/fijewiwakin.pdf
    • http://igabana.com/upfolder/e/files/20210614043052.pdf
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8cc40efa35.pdf
    • http://ranjitabiswas.com/userfiles/files/50581506269.pdf
    • http://teraval.cz/res/file/dovejujopatimoxixuf.pdf
    • https://najlepsze-w-polsce.pl/uploads/745150817.pdf
    • https://civilkontroll.hu/uploads/file/74052418812.pdf
    • http://apexnepaltravel.com/userfiles/file/todokisabiralasajewav.pdf
    • http://www.redactordecontenidos.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2ab248066a---70076060006.pdf
    • http://ccswcd.com/userfiles/file/besura.pdf
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079b515d0ba9---41619355386.pdf
    • https://agentcctv.com/userfiles/file/besitovifulujen.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=libro+de+historia+de+mexico+2+tercer+grado+de+secundaria+santillana
    • 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_off00027b9a.bin
da75e321b15f651d3deef8d413743bc0fb328764c447c88cd8adb9320e203553
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x27B9A 20000 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0002aeb3.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2AEB3 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0002c6ca.bin
58a96776f5ca82d4ffa8693033858760c00eb9b90da8ebf1f3fde570f3ea25aa
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2C6CA 11236 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off0002e0cf.bin
8467c6bfdc06f6e62bce096f2f04102b162f7b00f0bd11e35caf2ba558a9b07b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2E0CF 16076 bytes