Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d4d4b5add4d1d7e5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

59.4 KB Created: 2021-09-27 03:06:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: e5bf82dbf6e6bbcb423b246255b68585 SHA-1: 961177ea5b64e132415922ba51d39272c01c8cd0 SHA-256: d4d4b5add4d1d7e5543879e639327e24b56acb595aa3cd4186f736680f2ebc0b
114 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file is identified as malicious by an ML classifier and exhibits characteristics of a phishing lure, including being image-heavy with minimal text and containing a click-outward action. It presents a link farm pointing to various domains, many of which appear to be compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or redirect users to phishing sites. The document body is heavily obfuscated and unreadable, providing no direct clues to its intent beyond what the heuristics suggest.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5130

Heuristics 5

  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 59 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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
  • 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://mangallagn.com/images/file/1695740523.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://htygroup.com/upload/files/77633113635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ultrarelaxedcbd.com/newerac2c/userfiles/file/50534579476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.danvillern.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d80df9d49477ccb667bd9e6c0531e550/91964810731.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adamant54.ru/userfiles/files/direnabokujariwoziv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oris-am.com/editor_up/13610138487.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vpsystem.com/files/fck/razorurewojabujaluladagux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aokunoil.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/75973617641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceramicasvillaflor.cl/UserFiles/File/44045449037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floridainvestment.cz/files/file/wigexetopagur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isspskola.lv/userfiles/files/dorukasopaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dental-essence.com/admin/userfiles/file/75024093054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sfeerweter.nl/userfiles/files/56344140439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://home18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fcd91934480133a78e21889dfc02fd8d/debubepinetavar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mikomisushiwc.com/uploads/files/wozamabefupusuvufazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsoam.ge/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136955a71a04---32721037652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afritransport.com/app/webroot/files/file/tijefumaxejid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qazaqbanki.kz/data/content/files/sisawabexazalijexawaxubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://konteshamamotu.com/userfiles/file/54840994045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cathugo-yachts.de/res/wysiwyg/file/33186690845.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.laterveer-biesenbeek.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/barozojepegirararapebi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://romengo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vogodijuseki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arhstroi.by/uploads/files/63590079911.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://badrivishal.com/media/mevogexinusotatifazifunog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noukos.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f46dc07ae7---85300486350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kangmeideyiliao.com/uploadfile/file///2021090708465621.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stavclearing.ru/upload/files/kemufoliful.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cyc-catering.pe/disac/userfiles/file/20459400567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=use+xbox+controller+on+android+phonePDF 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_off0000b619.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB619 14060 bytes
SHA-256: cb1e6955a687fab6801920926bd289c1260f027ceb21e20fbc80fca04aa752c9
font_01_sfnt_off0000d8d0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8D0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1