Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a7f4d187239b9c84…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.3 KB Created: 2021-09-21 05:54:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 2fac4bc54d160b63fb0a983e596b8196 SHA-1: c6ba3991e1457ba01d49108af93aa84c77e38e1c SHA-256: a7f4d187239b9c84f7550a20bfda28fa39e03c3eda4bdcbb42d61d2872e7fc1d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and exhibits characteristics of a link farm, with numerous embedded URLs pointing to potentially compromised or disposable hosting. The heuristic 'SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND' suggests the presence of commands within the document text, likely intended to redirect users or execute further malicious actions. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs indicate an attempt to direct users to external malicious content, aligning with phishing or malware distribution tactics.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4058

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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
  • 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://agermag.ro/mm/file/33955616554.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://notariocprietoa.com/notaria/documentos/files/62103269624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mspchicagolaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/raduleweda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613244dc1e794---40527868142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cmorshomecareassociates.org/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/retoxikogopixepuwozewiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://budaors.varosom.hu/userfiles/files/32567847427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131160b3730b---bebaneboxasuko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ninda.vn/userfiles/files/sajez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charmingcurls.se/upload/file/23979905036.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inlikeflintlogistics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161434c8d1eb67---jixawawibepotopujev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmanagement.net/userfiles/file/93121351567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ratco-hardware.com/Ups/files/94144825457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yugang360.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-4/20210904173714585342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orrizon.ru/images/file/saniz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qwert5.com/psum/admin/userfiles/file/kozuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pcserviszlin.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mumevelavizotuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nicemexico.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16147deebae92a---87043430820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palestraarkadia.it/userfiles/files/kijemubetaridevokusego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://csam-villepinte.org/uploads/images/file/98353224118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://franzoesischebulldoggen.eu/userfiles/file/45165808016.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amphorabeautyclub.com/campannas/file/93354094346.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crestviewshopping.abwingsmd.com/uploads/files/razezaniwawog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bargiel.com.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/74545512882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://muacash.com/webroot/img/files/26407621880.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inlikeflintlogisIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=server+2b2t+mcpePDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00011225.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11225 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00012a3c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A3C 10244 bytes
SHA-256: 6f6093eb271167a8b83339c1bd0b89388847bc74a687240558cedc0db63421c0