Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad2843c151359c18…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.9 KB Created: 2021-09-02 23:23:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 9d6b8166db19826f2ee8a6a45879787b SHA-1: ea1cc079c469386d0b03d01e3f541850bbfebdb3 SHA-256: ad2843c151359c184e885cd08b08e7b3560a42a206de23a6692a0e7199a1af36
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

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 0.9943

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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://clingac.com/d/files/30430057490.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://chicagohalo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fa36aaa2d4---jipinumewotavuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3285dd691e---kanug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sport-konyv.hu/userfiles/file/nodubavupanasuwemixukuni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pomodorolennep.de/gfx/userfiles/files/bulijubuladesipilibolumaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarica.com.tr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nibolugibewejonixet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://master-stroi76.ru/userfiles/file/99152011661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baodieptailor.com/uploads/2021-08-28/images/files/21026254754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3dc0nqcm2lme7ij4ff7ol878v0/zosirorawuwexolitelur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tipkeo.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tidoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085ccde414e4---tokadatipan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://murtenhof.ch/userfiles/files/tutaxitepofeje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohana1bbq.com/uploads/files/13820260445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jp1d13ecbfvjemaoolaqchi8r4/gexegodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akita-inu.lv/www/files/files/mufija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexlunacoach.com/img/editor/file/zowizawidakove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rhondadejean.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/lumegasisalet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hogies.com/includes/template/uploads/file/6936890628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.swx.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8d175699cc8716d1eea90a57152d7b09/38371081758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadianrelocation.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9d19a63dbb---96367783902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heninrealty.com/userfiles/files/vovuzomikig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceilford.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29a1e44731ef41ab6de00c06150dbb02/xixavisasujexifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensionatiitalianiinportogallo.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8d67a5da60e50df1a72173e93c92a697/mebavitotokepurojovok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rybarict.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xopazexirixezuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teechart.com/uploads/images/files/26055277139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=starrett+decimal+chart+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_off0000c66c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC66C 10568 bytes
SHA-256: ced2f3994e00d0bfc49d28bb004971769cb1f0c7410d7d0a24974b5cec6417bf
font_01_sfnt_off0000de77.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE77 18056 bytes
SHA-256: 33c78da080cd8e9b94ba8c124eacb3d73600f50f9ef8e08f76427949f5a45123
font_02_sfnt_off00010e0a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E0A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1