Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b9eb97629900bcca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.7 KB Created: 2021-09-18 09:16:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 59cc21ae67fa17dfa3bdec6e39721be3 SHA-1: bb2b888f9c03fbfc39b2252514cc00dcf32d8001 SHA-256: b9eb97629900bccab9830c7947edfcf0debaf1b0a8e344e2d7e2ac46d27ab000
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected as a phishing trojan by ClamAV. Static analysis revealed it contains numerous links to external PDF files hosted on various domains, many of which appear to be compromised or disposable. The heuristic 'PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK' specifically points to a URL that is likely part of a malicious redirection chain. The presence of these links suggests the document's primary purpose is to lure users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4750

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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
  • 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://taichielite.com/louis/taichi/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11794914168.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://195exim.com/datas/files/35299971487.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.191seo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144050b7c96b---91970373954.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manage3.realtourvision.com/rtv/ckfinder/userfiles/images/files/71521087187.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adacu.org/userfiles/file/20210909222824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131859884017---kurirelezekumosekuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ronaldtan.nl/images/photo/92672196524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rapet.hu/files/leburizufevog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://corse.annuaire-regional.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27952321077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leciv.fr/uploads/FCK_files/file/17388618437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itkaufmann.com/images/fckimages/file/86090205730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paintingservicesonline.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613faa8f964c5---46905012879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ijp2.com/contents/files/4003253242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ryouhurt.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/popefovuxajewozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sg-design.top/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b181ac631b562fbc4fbd3e23e14699e5/96335946369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://electriccityusa.com/images/fck_uploads/file/75252402120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debten.net/UserFiles/File/dunifalivuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clearspace-design.com/CKEdit/upload/files/25647380522.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuacuonanbinh.com/userfiles/file/4019731941.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://timminsrenovations.ca/file/wyiAf3TPP18YUSMq.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uptownfallschurch.com/uploads/files/94943891623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--lenachatka-57b.pl/uploaded/file/dowos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercato.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138e85b89bc3---37976901512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://superiorservicesandsolutionsfl.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/vaverukegif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skyzoan.com/cake/beta/userfiles/file/vujapaxonevemejoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=mod+menu+avakin+life+2020PDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000da3a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA3A 18572 bytes
SHA-256: 3935b708694ac835c1ee8d092de5ca03b1135f645b2dd741c435e5eb18c813d2
font_01_sfnt_off00010a5b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A5B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1