Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c43487f0f2c312ad…

MALICIOUS

PDF

104.0 KB Created: 2021-06-30 21:10:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 0aa054ed0efbfba1b5541ef8cdffb8cb SHA-1: 1ff8b296f71c2f3f2543395553a9b1d1d7212c8c SHA-256: c43487f0f2c312ad42b68a375987cb60131bb22516762cfa7b58de1011995175
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links, many pointing to what appear to be compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to lure users to external sites for further compromise or phishing. The presence of embedded URLs and link farms suggests an attempt to distribute malicious content or redirect users to malicious destinations.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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.
  • 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 https://www.alongsideasia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c206ec3109844286952e14818d60cb35/54696321020.pdf
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qim0j1a1b782ui8nkbeq5o5014/31881148209.pdf
    • http://ar-intl.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4f3cu62754gsdo3nmpgm9a44d5/lasidelepubugirulubasuvu.pdf
    • https://aannemingsbedrijfbarthulsbosch.nl/userfiles/file/13515928138.pdf
    • http://penoplex24.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c726392913---nawizowitekanuvomasa.pdf
    • http://alnoorcity.com/userfiles/file/97162301721.pdf
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e73efc56be---90166855749.pdf
    • https://dodatkireklamowe.pl/web/uploads/files/benugu.pdf
    • https://villatoscana-pi.it/userfiles/file/mobenoteloluxatikolelobu.pdf
    • http://www.primalegal.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o5qkhmsr4eugmd2dndh7ldka71/21725685566.pdf
    • http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c87f450ffa2---66989484466.pdf
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609421a531943---84052088578.pdf
    • https://aprilboya.com/userfiles/file/sevukudadi.pdf
    • https://www.engltg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f4ae1ca2e3bd1012a5e4eaf2579bfd9c/nopujipovapimojotiko.pdf
    • https://paklya.su/design/img/upload/file/fumikunovuvamerezu.pdf
    • http://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a584d4ea9b2---rukupabuworevusilol.pdf
    • https://ngoctraithaibinhduong.com/uploads/news_file/93040729957.pdf
    • https://veglifekc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files//lopumefu.pdf
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/61320180487.pdf
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d0d16cb0df---89277038861.pdf
    • http://inlikeflintlogistics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cde1585aaf---55933123729.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=manufacturing+process+validation+report
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00013611.bin
a67d95ec387c4f2bb13e5a36fe51e2fc9a009d38f5c63288f2cf8bc6ca11bec2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13611 16688 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00016159.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16159 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00017970.bin
9ad7ce2ef4009a522fd00c042e9d9e366a80182d2dbb297efae0211da4412bf0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17970 10952 bytes