Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b575983ea3392676…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-09-17 22:11:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 607c80b2ffb1d3e7850a9699ac02aaed SHA-1: 513747801f65ea5a138425bd886735a882f63af7 SHA-256: b575983ea3392676f3719883036a532327724b1220934bae120dac182873d787
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to other PDF files hosted on compromised websites or disposable domains. This behavior is characteristic of phishing campaigns or malware distribution networks, aiming to lure users into clicking malicious links. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6313

Heuristics 5

  • 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 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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=closest+love+to+heaven+watch+online PDF link annotation
    • http://ocean-ex.com/images/blog/file/28263319611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://innersolutions-uk.com/file/sevekojovoropusopuba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://filipdegreef.be/uploads/files/nusuripede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bdsps.org/slbdavbatala/userfiles/file/tasegujipejanijitibam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://efficimm.fr/userfiles/files/bixotugidevinowenavitad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.prunay-en-yvelines.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xogisokujopemimab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/duh63hrcfn6gik5n6f90bju0lu/kebuzidubevupuruboruwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://assytekservizi.com/userfiles/files/bozutalenasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpidia.com/contents/files/48176699464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://growmytruck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7d487fe4c055384cdae4ece73fef1ee6/34192274623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gionggiacam.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76257430418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theonejsc.com/userfiles/file/jasowera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://keacg.com/upload/files/wisedu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mylodge-naoshima.com/images/blog/file/10253844334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--49st2et51duvk.com/upload/files/64738764804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwingsde.com/uploads/files/10955082511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smogy.ru/files/files/resez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cabinet-blin.fr/ressource/site-image/files/fawaxitepawivawixurodiwux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://espicycooking.com/files/file///45694062173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tiendanatacion.com/noticias/files/tunapaxegisuripokapob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiakaha.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8srko8lqgj1u9ljpa1viqmuh7t/27772927275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lamuccacompany.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/627300335e68bae01dbcda801728be6c/44887435188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pro-group.ru/userfiles/files/29991514253.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0snl9v10kbs3tn74vo7n15cb5n/vagew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://findacommodity.com/upload/file/kipewonelidenun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madmojo.com/fckupload/file/70258621148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaushalacademy.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dobexudiwokawa.pdfIn 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_off0000e64f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE64F 17520 bytes
SHA-256: ddd5196130864322f8aaa6ac31532ff91ee9cbc3b0d9b64aabd82b1ceb621b2a
font_01_sfnt_off0001132a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1132A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012b41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B41 10408 bytes
SHA-256: c56fad6c03b946c9b2c03d8b51b623e7861f266605694645680206a4d7ba6a8e