Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ccf816f451234d44…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.8 KB Created: 2021-07-20 21:41:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: bacbd5b8ec14b4a642edd5d911604413 SHA-1: e09afdf829018f7c7ab0bdfaad2448167d5f1135 SHA-256: ccf816f451234d44434917b54de0d4240f129be32ddf1742fa4a4d8cb57888bd
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF that contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are indicative of a malicious PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cb236b6a1c---gijosenefutujavufud.pdf
    • http://apsara.ru/userfiles/file/bijufagozemalexunalob.pdf
    • http://trendstyleimage.com/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jakaxudale.pdf
    • http://portalcom-b2b.es/img/user///file/_0386214001620392348.pdf
    • http://classicalgardenstatues.com/uplds/file/mulukotopebaxi.pdf
    • https://www.espymetcalf.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da5a06bad62---63853657816.pdf
    • http://parkwestresidences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7c288722db---bejezixunafadabitikuzi.pdf
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098b3c873e18---8086529478.pdf
    • https://capitalsyndic.com/userfiles/file/fekikajanevobidobu.pdf
    • http://saikunghouse.hk/userfiles/lobizafa.pdf
    • https://vaytieudungtragop.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h5gakdvskd4bab962qsg46qpvu/resifipunumevi.pdf
    • https://amatnieks.com/pictures/image/mexugopopisavetikudufop.pdf
    • https://www.olympusnorge.no/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/46t617p94kemrcgjuui02h6o0d/wojowipinobusen.pdf
    • http://mastervgtour.by/var/upload/file/sogabisozijozemakinitute.pdf
    • https://humanistbeauty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o3kf7coa2vpck1q1jfbd4gh2q2/17484673751.pdf
    • http://sun-green.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89053536627.pdf
    • https://impariant-club.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de8f8ca399522914ccf3742e9732f3c4/kevevexirefipixaluwumuva.pdf
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c97dc88d6c---nesijeribabex.pdf
    • http://dobrejaja.com/Upload/file/94009307633.pdf
    • https://www.latentoac.com/portal/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vgek1gfuaug0cabs2ub08udmqk/7630180989.pdf
    • https://burkina-businessschool.com/business_school/uploads/file/xagaputolidakupafi.pdf
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f5335061d4---88865821654.pdf
    • http://automsystem.com/UploadFile/file/20210506045849778.pdf
    • http://reiki-roots.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160803be7b4dc2---4760505572.pdf
    • http://osheamaloneynylaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/80836578213.pdf
    • https://popa.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/39cdb093eabc9b60f61a1ddbb1abd289/rozezifuvujemolulokos.pdf
    • http://hit-air.pro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xevarilifawijezek.pdf
    • http://raunlarose.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160727ed35dfa7---5643793196.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=wholehearted+parenting+manifesto+pdf
    • 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_off0000ef62.bin
a6514e6da7a962b728b832766cc3cb9aa51d72d15906585cef056c62a5568f8f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF62 16912 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011afe.bin
957625e2b33e2a11175d8e5c3c5fd044fd1aaa0bc16cceb998bf1b4bce959be3
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11AFE 10940 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000133f1.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x133F1 16792 bytes