Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a438aaefb447533e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.6 KB Created: 2021-09-03 00:17:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 8275eaf56f2e5c051f32b561981a6311 SHA-1: 60d5bc2ef15304af2e870fd5388dea3c90ef8eb6 SHA-256: a438aaefb447533eed8c9614a51df3f4bef04d8597ff216ca27f7d0b355808e6
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document that contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable 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 content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 6

  • 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 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=future+simple+or+present+continuous+exercises+pdf
    • https://www.hdontheroadnapoli.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608af0a6c9c02---duxebikudixixawazuvefilo.pdf
    • http://bigxra.com/uploadfile/file/2021061102104573499.pdf
    • https://propbrains.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ftn9cgh9lbut44p5o7668k0os7/lumisuditiwaxominode.pdf
    • https://www.carrentchiengmai.com/files/gepaxugudoto.pdf
    • http://www.viksexteriors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607789ae49deb---17773277197.pdf
    • http://aeronautike.com/userfiles/file/somowonolufezevakexosuxed.pdf
    • https://bancodevida.com/bancodevida/admin/images/image/file/tolukoferofeni.pdf
    • https://www.travelticket.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6dj3273vemmoiob2a6n5mb9k5e/24772127446.pdf
    • https://yukkumpulgroup1.com/contents//files/warinabuvaxobelog.pdf
    • https://www.prowallpanama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/63c6214d9992ed9bb4e6971c438e0469/58081706919.pdf
    • http://burke-gallonfamilyreunion.com/clients/28163/File/10209351030.pdf
    • https://www.businesswatchguardingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ne5urj5g5k5kr4ihtcklhee6if/vabiwenisasademokugi.pdf
    • https://admonks.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5eeaa89e3516e5ee5713aecb216e7b90/82078175714.pdf
    • http://www.miamiairportlimo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160788f9c9a267---memuzimijojavujiduvam.pdf
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3dc5197a06e463e2082a06ed2d05527/22283102122.pdf
    • https://www.jemelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c67223c402b---tatafu.pdf
    • https://mudraconsultancy.com/uploads/files/fiwapikidi.pdf
    • http://strategie-online.net/catalogue_dynamique/file/48545940275.pdf
    • https://tylbm.com/Upload/ckeditor/files/963168059.pdf
    • https://tidaksusah.com/contents//files/gowaxoko.pdf
    • https://micsys.in/userfiles/file/73143166541.pdf
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f1bfcb8e30---gitonitexiketa.pdf
    • http://russkiivopros.com/images/FCKeditor/file/83665842080.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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e388.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE388 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb9a.bin
ac60cde1e8f6095aa2f9530230d973f13f48ed568db0ed783f3c4e3ef83f315d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB9A 17136 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012795.bin
4d465b5609f46a9e3d897ee3ce9ce51c91f635b9c81b8af3d6c0ba3b46b45aa3
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12795 10800 bytes