Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bbd05c96f698f53c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

53.9 KB Created: 2021-09-03 18:07:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 8162b98185d5b2eb2ac58f66124ebd9b SHA-1: 1f0577079ca9288db96a95df88aa202d8db186e1 SHA-256: bbd05c96f698f53cdc94659017487da4a34833efe56ee14c1ca90fc050a892cd
202 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. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories and contains embedded JavaScript. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8111

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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 http://grawerlik.pl/userfiles/file/13140176674.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.andimoda.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d8a374161c9e8dccc4a71e9513e47d1/feviwabotinofowonorogazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c0873dcf81---sisapotozubaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alternatifhirdavat.com/upload/ckfinder/files/34276900552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://castilloexterior.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gibunusegekuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taiwanglassgroup.cn/userfiles/file/25131792167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.blackhillsdancecentre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076b0be4369f---xanerakisidom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fruitvita.com/files/files/85543851292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trsbarriersdirect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vnbedejb6bckuvbelpqbbpjqnh/71262853918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fi10bk1p73c8l35oop47n1mm75/32392367204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://photopuzzle.net/userData/board/file/46731330704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laurallo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91477133582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://travellightnepal.com/userfiles/file/95631018204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rheinmotel.com/userfiles/file/7241635273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://textolinguisticsolutions.com/upload/editor/file/vizagogoteju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://livingcircles.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adcd15f0750---79049716199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ekrdi2seca4sh3u9h63b2juemh/17708238049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----ctbguteehkho5h.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80748002271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3dreamstudios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2160ba34cc8774906ffdfc2ec04b4662/49666989678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://globalquestconsulting.com/userfiles/files/vademenuwis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suportti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160884b34c98fa---jadunido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://linlinline.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/siziveparunivisab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scvumaichiramen.com/uploads/files/4129992236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antifftech.com/uploadfile/file///2021050319431815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=gta+iv+cheats+pdf+downloadPDF link annotation
    • http://medlab.webd.pl/upload/file/88906877881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b63e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB63E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1