Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ab4bf3d37b2c7e96…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.4 KB Created: 2021-09-01 15:24:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 0ee79a17804fa3a7a1f8b189f03496ab SHA-1: eafad82af2ab219b9fa8b4f72f28f6b085903b0a SHA-256: ab4bf3d37b2c7e96d8d232caaf61b15675b3f123eabbab41d3571b174b686113
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The file is identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, indicating a phishing or trojan threat. It functions as a link farm, directing users to numerous external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The presence of a 'Download Now' lure further suggests a deceptive workflow aimed at tricking users into visiting malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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 http://makesomenoise.hu/upload/file/xojapixekejokedurolas.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://stadion-zarya.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/71848878058.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7afd9328d0efb44616c58a091d2f9f0a/80910274684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canigrup.com/userfiles/file/tubifowurekifonav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bbpcosmetics.com/admin/upFiles/2021-5/file/sowuse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-antwerp.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba70e61f40c---88846615394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sandzak.best/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b24c4ec358a1c110db53bbab942e5f2/rixulalaziwololudem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lwim-ouargla.dz/ar/files/ramirikomuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gagutp.com/sa_upload/userfiles/file/20210719233610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ezhealthcheck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sh1qkje275mvke8rbuchucceul/84124164448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eduomania.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e2baee41edf---vemidirerakoxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sloplast.com/userfiles/files/zoduribukajed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.satit.nrru.ac.th/satit/_Adminis/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12817544016.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://airflow-skateboards.com/upload/file/peratatovejub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creationstationdance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089bf629cba7---modisexesomupaduma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.greenbriarpropmgmt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b8c5b5bdf43741a00bd4162ee9121534/rekoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bettenbaehren.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070aeb04ff45---13526243556.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bobmeetin.com/media/galleries/files/7060216422.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://donauwell.at/userfiles/file/zemofivevubuturekedazulen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086e27a951e1---8263436708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://resulgame.com/calisma2/files/uploads/80128257181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.zaantraining.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160838fcb4d50f---nisoxapexoturapivumun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cffcommunications.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/16114672a8a074---99722499429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoscuolavalerio.it/userfiles/files/43321652344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mvdisposal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d473f71330---zukadalezedak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=graphing+linear+equations+quiz+pdfPDF 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_off0000bf2d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBF2D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d73f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD73F 17716 bytes
SHA-256: 57e72ef04c53332c7e0c8194d6481677981cf3688691f49e44f799e54436a404
font_02_sfnt_off000104eb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104EB 11124 bytes
SHA-256: 0ea47a5138d1b617cd48c16503c50c2e9b5d46208d4e59d0fc533d870e499106