Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a5eefe4b3b7c88fc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.7 KB Created: 2021-09-06 16:54:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 878fb4e45fe5e6cfd8b11f422d2d5bab SHA-1: 28f5250effe761b017e2ba59af736a898836c672 SHA-256: a5eefe4b3b7c88fc2ab929b0a6169e92e8db52be3eefdee6e052ffb2f76e59d4
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links to compromised websites, many of which are hosted on disposable domains or compromised WordPress installations. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded URLs suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://vetranhtuongmamnon.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jd5i48ibnu3d3p9d5uodcmn3nc/dorub.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://braveathlete.net/geektic/files/58389695440.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jiptv.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38788sj14qu2iqk89hiab1c0ep/lukotujenugesajujesen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beerskiboot.com/img/upload/file/67159528709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webbuilders.com/files/file/nulodebavunalezovatet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paintingservicesonline.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acc0734b947---fakorevime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rauvuonsach.com/images/uploads/files/97783125280.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://form4concrete.ru/pics/cont/file/pidinolivirivitugeminibol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fashioncenterpoint.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/453b6dc4c1c7efec10b8b2a386a227f0/lefuwin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cosmosimpex.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/senumoduwilexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamletaarnhuset.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acebc3b6476---sitabaxibomikukiwoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maarsehoveniers.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072763c52094---7684932129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://villaturri.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094599c68239---52117887178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://microfocus-realize2020mea.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2dc2bf4e4e029e82ebeb7d69abeb14c8/nutumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wholisticvibrations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c6643ea8bb9616f353b0d455e52505ea/kanixafikamoregor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kimtuong.vn/isc/public/files/fckupload/file/3394484092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ad2b1e1471---53962942973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://condosworld.com/abisol1/userfiles/files/biborogavipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bik4lp92iu0c8j59stau80l4o6/pusuziverajujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1960whs.com/clients/7/73/73384dfd0d582a2861cf356c55c3c578/File/kobakidamozubune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bancodevida.com/bancodevida/admin/images/image/file/rivokibivirerawif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pacie.vn/web/uploads/files/68859114545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mp-journal.com/media/file/sadadufuzebupibevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teraval.cz/res/file/81660886177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=backyard+grill+walmart+manualPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000e408.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE408 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc1f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC1F 10736 bytes
SHA-256: ced13ff77f53f0b200cdbd3b0e7e5d80dbdb36d71f05c1f778c027e5e9488c5a
font_02_sfnt_off000114a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114A3 18548 bytes
SHA-256: d9715b19c2752e125ca532a90a5e4b2fc15449cc37beb9c9b5927b37dde90595