Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aba3dfa8435a97e7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

100.4 KB Created: 2021-06-25 05:34:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 2c9e75715c8effc6952db90821a773cc SHA-1: 6da7441fb4d3c84b91765cfedf3b7dbd1b6853a4 SHA-256: aba3dfa8435a97e7b6d202d7f7bee2c1a77dda1b440a58b379517048fc5b96bf
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9995

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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=hot+and+sexy+khaniya PDF link annotation
    • http://aucoindeshalles.fr/menu/file/poviwatasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soft-pro.hr/upload/datoteke/nuzivoxazofazixogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/10171858912.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesotects.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160753f2bb7ab1---fagenegazituneme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trunglam.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/wolipajexibaxisibobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cottoneauto.it/userfiles/files/57914065003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agrobud.net/uploaded/file/xigawiwap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amwordpress.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae2ffbe24ec---lulivafonekoxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.techsrollout.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160839ca4b7675---lixexexikowezazunofodazeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paroissedementon.fr/upload/files/15242808551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://costumeworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160794f996920a---41170773879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pmdrecycling.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076f8e0a8a13---39309241953.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607633d221e40---78141570447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t5hbladrn95nglqja6pa27a7l5/gozamamok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsoam.ge/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160758e9d96be7---sugivututunus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://englewoodgrassfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bfccefc50f093e30efd4dacdd44ff354/dajadunefujaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://takeacode.net/user/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e/file/lubowopoluxipupugolujaxod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allasclub.com/campannas/file/xidofijusodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.breastcancerfoundation.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2131e7b3a2a4d652840ce9cbc196c7ca/juvedelifabimumogipil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hrzservices.com/uploadfiles/file/jegeda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://fedorahosted.org/lohitIn 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://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text
    • http://www.geocities.com/mitra_anirban/hobbies.htmGNUIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.htmRegularIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00011404.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11404 4980 bytes
SHA-256: 1962c1bc28552fd7802a63283fa8ac6cf360fbb358b85d3be4c02ca29d99653e
font_01_sfnt_off000124f5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x124F5 3720 bytes
SHA-256: d5ecec3e822993868ba70e247019bcdb656a9fee58d620eb93bc70658e929280
font_02_sfnt_off00013058.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13058 10112 bytes
SHA-256: 676af7265ad4ba11f0398c5e6f4981d76b2fe8778e3add5308cec3e2b7272c45
font_03_sfnt_off000152f6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x152F6 16828 bytes
SHA-256: 2f097141fe34c1c52db7d88d347a011ef3339bc72462a49433a92c6ac8481b58