Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ac1df248775fcc4a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-08-16 05:09:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-02
MD5: e588b3adbae3c21cf6d139c8f8788773 SHA-1: df23ab08cf1ca8a40044e36008462c2e5583bcfe SHA-256: ac1df248775fcc4a119e2473a0c52fee161f8cca73b1df5aaddcf03f1e82b04f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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 and contains embedded JavaScript. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9480

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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PDFSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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://nkmate.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210726_141C2D5DBFDB6F6C.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://laweasy.kr/userfiles/file/xiveverirevivap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://losmarinoslanzarote.com/marinarubicon/admin/file/zuzerusopudegegavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pezenasenchantee.fr/userfiles/file/katit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jobsincrete.gr/images/_user_na/file/70526552082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://awlights.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5059fbc5dcb6d6572f7d72a037c54c79/moxometug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tz5168.com/uploadfile/image/2021/06/25/file/20210625_215115_156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a440d67cc40---88967666605.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaa1arbfjoe3bzh.xn--p1ai/data/files/88842521422.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://expresstestingatl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aeb2b0817c3cff018e28ee5f776c53df/jajiralomen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc4ddb0eff4---mujisomuxulubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clubslotalmatriche.com/calcas/file/89875075882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouwenaaneensterkwerkgeversmerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a464260abf3---jusubinafes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colline-eternelle.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18205626883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carscaso.com/js/upload/files/sirufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rcot.org/userfiles/file/venupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blessingsngo.in/userfiles/files/watuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myexamadvisor.com/fck_uploads/files/32470999162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gingerwooddesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607777cb2f373---66634054876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjeclinic.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dopasurezalusobogoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettoletiziamasciotta.eu/userfiles/files/bixew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawcab.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa5833abcbe---17136288902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://status-go.net/gfx/userfiles/files/46575005513.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160927b5333cfa---nemev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.superioreagle.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc31cf53da1---xetewevojovuzumejelukorod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=apprendre+l%27italien+pour+d%C3%A9butant+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000e2aa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2AA 18100 bytes
SHA-256: a1327f77239116f2971e11be697911cb1bfe9464db3742c28b367e675e55cc3d
font_01_sfnt_off00010f6c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F6C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012783.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12783 10732 bytes
SHA-256: 14e1822a95d44b089c14c65488fdfb9c8cf89c97026dbb67dcea3a6f41ccd9d1