Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dab7a79e434f41e1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.9 KB Created: 2021-09-01 19:30:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-02
MD5: b087415f99502ab7e82eabcd827a9e80 SHA-1: 20477ec2efcd6b1e330b85c47684a616cf84535e SHA-256: dab7a79e434f41e13593055f7fa24d418f9636a58a25c1265d0d6b37f0005923
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

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 0.9978

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.
  • 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
  • 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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=grounded+wolf+spider PDF link annotation
    • http://admio.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f6acaba77a8---39694124027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://callhfelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608126bb3bc94---zatapozubigesuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anatolianlgs.com/userfiles/file/90819769082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moyaexpresss.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wuwutelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fermuar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6907f05149---89229876075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://topplene.com/upload/ckfinder_temp/files/20210625095352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://corumosmanlimakina.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sasuzafudakudusowabivupaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://irish-setter-zucht.info/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mubuvezufitalilino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hondaototanan.com/upload/files/7199222382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asckhn.com/acskhn/userfiles/file/xakivazafuvamezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mprime.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65203045802.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fc9d5e4d36---28661938990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drainscovers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7e90e2254fa845a3328d34803bc55de6/29699488753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/baiubu3i98qko975dsiis9eug4/zevinejowamatukijokanaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.uniqueartzz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/36hfsldlgotr34t36idfc3ocd2/tanowevovezubavamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fuga-hotel.com/CKEdit/upload/files/41737771890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fd91e5ead86---gixupumisogopoxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inmaabiladi.com/userfiles/files/62115837232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.garriagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fe273f34b69---37646339179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lpsa.cz/userfiles/file/boribomawikerixadiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blackshirts1961.com/clients/7/71/7137ee3fbd99c17d296746b31d66a47b/File/5317386976.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mudateconmigo.cl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/724b093b6e325da9766250854ec6d4c0/18571943029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://isleo.com/i_photos/file/65191573529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://php-lounge.de/userfiles/file/73649765203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pro.ovh.net/~tribuene/images/banque/file/geruvezanupozalawasoziro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ea78.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA78 10456 bytes
SHA-256: ef572fb0e8f99dacb6e5a964ea40162fd7d1ca9eea66bc4d951d67420eb5c9d4
font_01_sfnt_off00010258.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10258 17916 bytes
SHA-256: 2b9fa7b9cacdcbd58cf03218e7cf52bb07d4a22f1bf3b61c84d70f9f8e8b92e7
font_02_sfnt_off000130c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130C6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1