Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 adaf8eac59248951…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.8 KB Created: 2021-08-01 13:50:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: ae149a98ce11d465bf86d340c5c18ee1 SHA-1: 27ac5576d9d59945ec9079f9b4fb19ca9eaf6045 SHA-256: adaf8eac592489514022a7500dd6c5e225cef5108f4b212c7aec65b5640d2671
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The heuristics reveal it functions as a link farm, directing users to numerous external PDF files hosted on various domains, some of which are compromised WordPress uploads. The primary attack pattern involves luring users to download further malicious content through these links, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 http://solarexperten.ch/fckeditor/editor/images/file/11557551669.pdf
    • http://bannermaul.com/userData/board/file/rawatawu.pdf
    • http://becucci.it/userfiles/files/56427239614.pdf
    • https://businessservicesuk.com/userfiles/file/zapogutewemumojobokupok.pdf
    • https://www.avenueroadadvertising.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d6ebd05d342---guvefexuju.pdf
    • http://kripasec.com/userfiles/file/83403546549.pdf
    • http://www.kindytennis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087a0cb1560e---86657897763.pdf
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609088198280c---karuwewafakorok.pdf
    • http://www.veronicaneal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/160853ee7beed0---77883059879.pdf
    • http://shosholoza.de/file/522370291.pdf
    • http://signexpowholesale.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/12182211323.pdf
    • http://brucemaymemorialgolftournament.com/clients/d/d2/d245e0393a5bbb16d67b82808c007790/File/sezowirotejosijinemawogo.pdf
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082f5886af2e---91101628547.pdf
    • http://msslink.ru/userfiles/files/84885869130.pdf
    • http://plenar.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606caa717e1ec---wifoma.pdf
    • http://www.garriagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074c689f0066---vikoniruxolupogubivur.pdf
    • http://constructionone.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078d3fa32025---75195104444.pdf
    • http://nusratali.com/userfiles/files/73556815792.pdf
    • http://bebsulmare.com/userfiles/files/26304001419.pdf
    • https://www.rath-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bb29ddbc5b---vezixukizovadisa.pdf
    • http://www.thelawchamber.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdc99ea0720---33269151988.pdf
    • https://northstarexecutivesearch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a0e37217e7c8e714e49675b13fead276/wuzugoniger.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=fashion+nova+discount+code+not+working
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f0e4.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0E4 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000108fb.bin
08a962039689bbe8a6128c80facab286174e84acaea8b302d2c3b8cd0775b0e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108FB 10924 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012225.bin
ba1505afba020f2a39df7879b762605b0bef026c786607b3061b33f28ab3a0b5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12225 17720 bytes