Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 daf1f5f1ac6ba0a4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

65.1 KB Created: 2021-10-14 12:58:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 1684915b3f829d20beb5f8390b0f83b5 SHA-1: d77d41e28a8b2be890eb16f9241526f22c44c100 SHA-256: daf1f5f1ac6ba0a4d82aa80b9396fe5502bf7907dd9b22d140b8b50d4fda1427
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as a malicious PDF by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains numerous external URLs, many hosted on compromised or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm or redirection mechanism. The presence of PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM heuristics indicates a tactic to distribute malicious content or phish users through seemingly legitimate but compromised websites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5479

Heuristics 5

  • 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 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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=bus+duct+installation+manual PDF link annotation
    • http://akvari-um.ru/userfiles/file/36267107999.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marjoyunlar.com/calisma2/files/uploads/75589461307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawcab.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615db0bace096---91403470661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://speednewslive24.com/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/29142643680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://woodlandhills.ilovepokebar.com/uploads/files/dukuxetekexiru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smarttechsolutionukltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/44757549619.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hublihorse.com/uploads/userfiles/files/43581473985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceadersvalet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615c4ec638a28---vojakuwepekoxapop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sirmamedia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/22720717483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://czyxchem.com/upload/files/4551132682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhhieu.vn/hinhanh/file/weviz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://togelunited4d.com/contents/files/96308767664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szybkieprawko.pl/szybkieprawko.pl/user/admin/fck/file/babiwiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpgny.com/userfiles/files/27242489355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://styliststudios.com/imagesTE/file/19823986548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mediabandit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612efd1c97f16---kiforizuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banquat.com/userfiles/files/45819845378.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tinhdauvietnam.vn/upload/files/tobaravediwolodavon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hhsmelt.com/upload/files/momafejowepetowox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://congtydaihai.com/upload/files/sovuxep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://braveathlete.net/geektic/files/bubolidutojufexiwimexa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://legacydockandmarine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/673fe45a67f023276fc75957a7297f94/7010109282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phuwangnam.com/user_file/file/72228599724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o37kvhrcq847k62bgd9j41t8pj/semoxitopojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shamayachts.com/upload/file/42387658676.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rt9.rspo.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zodamapumelediwuvewavejiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c824.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC824 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1