Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a5c3e3af6afbc54e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.8 KB Created: 2021-09-02 02:54:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: bd78a374fdede5dbd0191b1cc04e670c SHA-1: 93551c91a7895bdbaf6456449394015fb2284aed SHA-256: a5c3e3af6afbc54ee60d214f67e4513f8f625b00838e0cc929dfbc1d74c89336
176 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier. It employs a common phishing tactic by using an image-based lure, typical of a screenshot, to entice users to click on embedded links. The document contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads. No scripts were extracted, but the overall structure and URL patterns indicate a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 70 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=truth+value+meaning PDF link annotation
    • http://powercleanperu.com/cms_powerclean_2015/sgi_userfiles/userfiles/files/dovesok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itfind.ru/uploads/file/pokiwufagil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ltgpartners.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5035c6e59da7798f741e3de168a53072/52992303437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotelbelleepoque.bg/userfiles/file/lumufodemitig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://discoveryenglish.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e7bf7b7f8da---72520488392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dailynewsodia.com/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/8670177994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kocay.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fff4b3ad00---vomanedunitamepivupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ozdesignhouse.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/nupetaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://felicitareonline.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jajimemijefalasumeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tsssport.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612199c3b02f6---jotusotetovevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tybistanbul.org/resimler/files/rojelibuzitaraban.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sipsib.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cfc595e36beeea344155a264825665d2/46734356583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlantidegattico.it/file/xajalofebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nisahanpin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/wimirisupukojowazebipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://urbanconstructions.org/images/uploadedimages/file/nuvolakubibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dfa-finanz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c758ac33ad6---kidivoxazerolemumujew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fb7e326764---jojujilolone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metrokentakifinan.com/resimler/files/54128335624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://papaicountrylodge-longstay.com/user_img/files/batotuvuxujagejepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://utilitydiscount.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160920f34140e9---44247505715.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fotokeramika.bg/userfiles/file/birurovixotum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://primeodontorj.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c15a143c95c54eb71661f879bf07de3e/bakudavaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ventmetal.ru/userfiles/files/fetepipajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://microcement.ua/userfiles/file/952559244.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saludocupacionalpso.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a17d84589e6---45813220901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahkjt.com/upfile/file/wileketig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000bb21.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBB21 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d338.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD338 10396 bytes
SHA-256: 98b694a659c58cadf654ff11da41502f8fa26d22d1f5d2c1325e2024911ceab4
font_02_sfnt_off0000ea85.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA85 14100 bytes
SHA-256: 66c2633bb11dc7c27305665b1118f7ebdc775c5e2a281d056a7ef327b2ac1b67