Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cd6bd63794c6c58f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.4 KB Created: 2021-07-06 19:00:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-23
MD5: cafcf3f4ffb4efb6795425e60dc91780 SHA-1: 6c72af9526680f15cda78841fe6ae8d6ffb5f8ec SHA-256: cd6bd63794c6c58f8ebca966a4774d289449a90602bf1ae1301e7cfa76a6a939
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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 0.5411

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.
  • 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://lungtransplantopen.com/clients/d/de/de7cc03d42bda6b8b84c8ac9728529bb/File/91629002368.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160973e17a89f5---tugewuvoxejizaduv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://18554080.com/userfiles/file/53086593442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://panteres.com/files/files/16773052119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antwerp-reefer-tournament.be/argt/files/75266263784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aduanaldelvalle.com/userfiles/file/litefepaleduvipojafegorud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webelievedin1984.com/clients/6/67/676624d6593aa512bfa6e10e765af00e/File/45838197496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cffcommunications.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/16094de68b00f4---37214172758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grandwatergatehotel.com/upfile_hotel/files/mebifuwenepemabosoxigej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083e92b5bdd1---nolirumajexezase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.myjamaicais.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe363cdf274c4ca5cf62115e889c3129/tugikovas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfb3966f8af---13049329615.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchirierielicopter.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfa3f896f33---betasemekofax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.northwoodmedical.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85si8qubunt8ob9ek8olbekuim/xipaxagabajikapepudi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sidertest.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160848f34262d4---gepitijowowapuji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://discoverapartmentsforrent.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f8a78693bf4b2f873e4205573f7a582/72148631065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irinka.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jumodomovokuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://verkoop-je-wagen.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f448df2a02---daxiruv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://korvet-sp.ru/userfiles/file/zetenozazivaxigeduvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ambredore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a848c12a35c---zotezituxawonatanifon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monarchwinemerchants.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a6747898db52847edd01ec5b13e4f27/74287742824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160853b903aeb2---70838666387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dspec-car.com/js/upload/files/57205247226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://notariocprietoa.com/notaria/documentos/files/madijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=conjunctive+adverbs+exercises+with+answers+pdfPDF 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_off0000df87.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF87 11328 bytes
SHA-256: 53fc14123427bc1848ab77d2ad779222ac2f4b90f95c165c17149121ddf3d2a3
font_01_sfnt_off0000f9fd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF9FD 16892 bytes
SHA-256: 157ff188c1be3e0d7b68a48ba4eceab5bda048eb32974379978030942e5bd964