Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b054c0f069d83132…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.2 KB Created: 2021-07-31 12:02:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 1dd971fece9791a214d4366ef6551bf9 SHA-1: d523923fd6246a5ff349dad8a3e05127683e1ef2 SHA-256: b054c0f069d83132ccc16fc4d975a52d8ca7825f722076c80daf09460468a3ca
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document exhibits characteristics of a phishing lure, indicated by the high number of links pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious sites or download further payloads. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to distribute malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://www.unidacardoso.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ec4b60f2b9---37887630878.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://venefoil.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30520974333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ltgpartners.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/581dfbb1ea9ea172031847f6cd0a47b1/menilonelewod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mac9fvmtohab5tabshce9940fh/jurafelaxasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sumnerclassof1976.com/clients/4/49/49b54eafcc86ae0c30eb104ab8b91c7c/File/putak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erex.hu/upload/file/52550068075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4fsd0dh72bg38o0nu5j5v9auq6/16157726985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benefielddarrenfordhicksunited.com/clients/2/21/2186b72972973349411f8b90e6071e14/File/62557021644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nicenpos.com/userData/board/file/vafinabepumobuxutosat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sogelec-eng.com/files/ckfinder/files/jesizulofakekateseze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://optimus.org.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c52e1ee0733---wotijinu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bindazzled.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/99a41f9c072cb0be006d66eafcad1715/zafojaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ippon.lv/uploads/File/paponotozere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brianhaymore.com/images/e/file/49023702484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alliance-ic.ru/uploads/file/79678904413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recit-de-vie.fr/userfiles/file/pukolavogisirub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f4212f4708fd368d4235585ad4e05842/xodelanojakosazimotewip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ellenia3.eu/userfiles/files/62981122944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.truesdalepainting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e93676776fd---54610415789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abarappresentanze.it/userfiles/files/39360954481.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pileshoppen.dk/userfiles/file/18529221631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://outsourcedbackoffice.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f0f062c1cc0197f837e31c7479eb5fbb/sezopenun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arohitourandtravels.com/userfiles/file/rubagubugamepuzupolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relleno-acidohialuronico.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c81cce3dca09ab4beece121270d73f6/96034742063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.doctor-carpet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hrf5fj595rlb4ma0ln5jg31fe5/bezebebupabarajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tartessos.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:rosariumphilosophoruIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tartessos.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:rosariumphilosophoruIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=libros+de+alquimia+pdf+gratisPDF 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_off0000e5eb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE5EB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fe02.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE02 11080 bytes
SHA-256: 0b3bcc7ba339b5ff83df13fbfe127a3550447ae95284aa8e09811778c9a312ec
font_02_sfnt_off0001171f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1171F 18604 bytes
SHA-256: 57d778c47cb1d91a50337b09f027a7244ac1dd209c128d55a5a88fba1c68a7dd

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