Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b81f93949725e7d2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.9 KB Created: 2021-08-27 19:59:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: f0e0b72edd90f3dbed514fc6ed23c3c8 SHA-1: f0a0bb195e3b503817b270f64e747e42128380a8 SHA-256: b81f93949725e7d2a3a73331d525ae3b7e44d6d74229956135db654f26f23903
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It uses a remote-support lure. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories and presents a deceptive download button. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Remote-support tool lure high SE_REMOTE_SUPPORT_LURE
    Document instructs the user to install, open, or connect with a remote-support tool such as AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Assist, or ScreenConnect — high-risk in an unsolicited document
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://ajivikafinance.com/userfiles/file/sitibiwofelunit.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cageart.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a15bb8eddc5---23319489864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tc-antey.ru/uploads/files/94902771892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.primalegal.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6r3tjok2dv4svdhca3sre8a5h4/70995261074.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lpkgoodframeupvc.com/userfiles/files/88131435046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petroblend.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c1968ba00a---lupim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadiantreasurer.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d4aff2fa44---sajukofonum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohsongpharm.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63781310185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eec152b3ebc40dc7b8a2e7a16532b414/70624122944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bennett-legal.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/semimekosasususizarefajox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amerismithenterprises.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8be2a27cfc8d03a18c9d5d21e5a8e921/94966393491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.afoa.org.ar/backend/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tuwujelifagez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ddc-touggourt.dz/ar/files/32449902890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://funkydrop.shop/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ec7b3b5e094df441e6b78d1f83c90244/logawenofofiwekadajud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.77ice.com/upload/files/vidorabetapekudidipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fszhenjia.com/upfolder/e/files/20210810140208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dyna-tech.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16125544e2bd94---50382122066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fortlauderdalelimorental.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161254bd2263ba---buvunukex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ylpcl.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rotojetexipu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kperrylaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/13271629797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioagronomoserragiotto.eu/userfiles/files/mazimepopajomigabir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vpmemorial.net/images/file/fuxizililagilotij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jcca.co.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a33e3c0da11---42715248295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kamber.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ede188e478c16cd37e4bb50e43945636/nowizijijekolewojiviwej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079f0f5c6754---87314860939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=synonym+for+working+togetherPDF 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_off0000d325.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD325 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000eb37.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB37 17768 bytes
SHA-256: 7eb76f79110f8a22a8a67a1d39c76f6eb09c72c9ba3d19b58f7f7de624e55957
font_02_sfnt_off000118f7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118F7 10652 bytes
SHA-256: 42999a057fbb7e4d51e66f18a610628a26a22e89351247b80df4c7678ee7cdcb