Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 af5b0a3c7042249f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.3 KB Created: 2021-08-14 22:20:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 7b61cfda9b7dc3cf8627627e2ae72bb9 SHA-1: 4024bf231f5ebe42e7fb9da16d4ffa796ee86e43 SHA-256: af5b0a3c7042249f8bd15d539ead52a47db8ecd021be458c544f99fe731ded2f
94 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by 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 0.9899

Heuristics 4

  • 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
  • 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://baileyelectrical.services/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/spmj53il0spv19i5mf8imb8ddq/zamenofefeluf.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://katour.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pabikavawaxojabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spencershaulageltd.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/69789979c268e8556a3255c8f75aa45b/jogad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gk-termopanel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eb69fc18c70762c45d741d89bb1563ff/gasipomivapisiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pchs1967.com/clients/b/b3/b38b0c0be7ceca4b309dcb684d78a7c5/File/mumoxako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phillipwhiting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6080b47474---babeluvuzafikadokumisevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://quanghuydulich.vn/img_duhoc/files/31719438644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.freshstartdigitalmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2132ae41d35e49aa039570a56d296b3f/zitofigelewugajajigok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yatros.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec4053fdfd---zomubasibo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vydavatelstvoklett.sk/userfiles/file/zofasajetisabemejufuboge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brandonsmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nd0d3ulcfqqrafpmqaoevtbje6/wexawabegujubotoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://controlsystemco.com/cache/fck_files/file/nujavufinoforafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dac2af798ce---bunogomom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sandsflooring.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zubane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipjanah.ir/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/03pv4k0rktci93tilmaoon9n92/betabinagakunolapefuti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.peplex.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ca1276c2b5---fusawiberusozasamudewaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thesmithgrouphouston.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0935e6731138e09bb037fa442880f59f/9214993813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dubigroup.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/upload/file/74497497135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://torrentclub.vip/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vq3j5vre6g1furn2fmf5kife81/kexun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jgmurphy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c329eeb477e747194ecf8fea0406277d/turatosodif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cihangirhotel.com/upload/ckfinder/files/73702065795.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=how+do+i+install+adobe+reader+on+windows+10PDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e3cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE3CC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1

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