Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aace34448de4221a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.9 KB Created: 2021-06-25 18:01:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: 04b31c4172dfc028d375adc8bfdd9918 SHA-1: e9b0e2a8e9bebf9e01455e861485c691e41303ad SHA-256: aace34448de4221a7f05c7a8b41dfb8b77bd7d7e51b2aef0a1016e5b0d6125ef
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, which in turn host other PDF files. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness, and the PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK heuristic confirms the presence of algorithmically generated URLs designed to evade detection. The document's structure suggests it acts as a lure to download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 6

  • 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://cashofferoregon.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160819a105b9be---85888618102.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://jeugdopdewetenschapsagenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a32e37d8855---70893845260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kicksomeglass.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fd92f8043a2c8195afa19d5f3766e0de/bipimebatobuniforajejaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084707e803ee---zanisalakan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aksaxena.com/bpms/includes/fckeditor_uploads/userfiles/file/62745947834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frederickfollows.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092c8995c18d---jusokuwawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://birons.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/54c25ac81ee4b8cbdcc7ce2768f860e4/19759350548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160816134efcce---3313300234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160870dfe92b33---77459065355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floorco.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c3eadfb6fbd531219421ce7b33a4401/91810541050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ghhs1968.com/clients/5/57/5762190d0a265df614d1f295a7060a42/File/59231074631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saludocupacionalpso.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095bc287672d---4455015120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hps-gruppe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8iqq4n3cik7vaj4i6id9o3bf7j/61797993340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archinfo.ru/uploads/file/14072140633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/56776155689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3596f4c5b74a7ea4f7e6e49dc245eee/28198252616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xpressup.com/userfiles/file/88622782781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blbr365.com/userfiles/file/1621244602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pet-fashion.ro/mm/file/xogimamuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fmi.lu/userfiles/files/duvuzewenagekisepirumevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gruaszarate.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12845218967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aartipalette.com/userfiles/file/tinag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sip7.pl/autoinstalator/sip7.online/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cecf82a2a4cd120d3065213d5b7904e3/49156938353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.immiflex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fb50e30a0e---9172250689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=snoopy+in+space+2020PDF 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_off0000e9fa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9FA 25624 bytes
SHA-256: 023941579f0f7a85a67cb1c11d5040065e415325edc668a83a4a170ab52577c7
font_01_sfnt_off000120bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x120BB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000138d2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x138D2 10556 bytes
SHA-256: b6e41dbde8e4da06b867e13e2a31abdca03deae062e80c7df39180245cf3e10b