Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8026b7e6d7f7c97…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.4 KB Created: 2021-07-07 02:17:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: e0143cc720c8c5d21ff84ab23cfa136f SHA-1: 32398eedbada0034927ccddee9b5f2969b072257 SHA-256: c8026b7e6d7f7c972ed802637aaa5fc975bf810633f57910fedb0c5bc5740b4d
236 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress installations, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of 'curl up test' in a URL and the ML classifier's high confidence score further indicate malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and linked content strongly suggest it's designed to redirect users to malicious sites, potentially for further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9935

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a56ad4c961a---dobinagodomava.pdf
    • http://bwc.lt/i/jowojotefawoxuxal.pdf
    • https://doanhnghiepvietnam.org/img_duhoc/files/dutubamituduxasimalofi.pdf
    • http://fixafilm.se/userfiles/file/dozapapifitoxerisosi.pdf
    • http://fedime.org/imagenes/57678917721.pdf
    • https://impariant-club.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/855028a53b9a5527c2015176da44e58a/volajejetiga.pdf
    • http://driver-jazda.pl/upload/file/wofakataf.pdf
    • https://bursaceviritercume.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160730b9c3adaf---66243697920.pdf
    • https://underworldgear.com/upload/users/files/kaguzaxixitereb.pdf
    • https://archltginc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/10695022b9aba399e2a10e8b14fcafcc/difixatofotonixiviremur.pdf
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc7f1d3c1d8---68815619373.pdf
    • https://cristalensi.com/public/File/423924373.pdf
    • http://www.gunyagder.org.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r7qqoigvtjf7rk9qadkvsq6251/67286625829.pdf
    • https://actioncoach.com.my/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b28338e26e---kaxebarojiwasilenedek.pdf
    • http://adria-ex.com/images/blog//file/59516143408.pdf
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160920199de21f---zovusofebefujove.pdf
    • http://www.fullmooneye.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160add88e9911c---biwenesagulu.pdf
    • https://actorconseil.com/files/file/vafel.pdf
    • https://dfa-finanz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0c110efd26---midazesa.pdf
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f53bf36db0---26661450387.pdf
    • https://floorco.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0ff28b53890c1ddb14076280282f54c2/97691167543.pdf
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aec7c50d3a8---51362757066.pdf
    • http://brainbond.ro/userfiles/file/wefimoselezepud.pdf
    • http://thuaphatlailongthanh.com/upload/contentFile/minhchau/file/jetif.pdf
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plug
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=pacer+curl+up+test
    • 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_off00010bca.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BCA 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000123e1.bin
05438deb14e8d6ac82cdbb5575117f352863a378e03dfc25bb934e2aa05a2e30
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123E1 10152 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013ac2.bin
8467d71dd73a7b80b9508f5ef95c552aed9ad89bc3385ec36b6d6bcff5a5b55e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13AC2 17452 bytes