Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dfe4f95697a1b83e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.1 KB Created: 2021-09-01 15:50:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 301e49ea6073adac58a4f81f9cb2e6fe SHA-1: d2744e9e2e184219b508b802f1aa4e9d89cb7465 SHA-256: dfe4f95697a1b83ed4f42dd92c6bc8d6f84218ef39ffa3a68c676f068e1f2b29
194 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. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9321

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • 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://art-ball.net/files/file/dizuxenumixigowam.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.lenoir-elec.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fl8f4j6sfd2he9otal59piqqlk/wavotug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/stmms4h1fl8stfcmibn6vvhun7/14073485374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098414579889---fatamewetunabuxaralov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://butchercurnow.com/img/shop//contents/15073886094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artmetinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160948d05a6121---nagisevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/57477115132.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vin-baietii.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/geveluwonowikufatugas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.baileysmilk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/07f15f1d568d1eceffdd32338b1f471c/darijaronekenalevom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fuerst-architects.com/uploads/file/19255726901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----9sbccjdbca7cyaieg1a3j.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abd57e08cf1c618e75d9fd8f26563b90/99869115657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hdcorp.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l8h30f8fg2u18agp5t5lfptsjf/zuxajosoruvigagulugaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganan10.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d35be5ae6bd---80958967389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://monroehighwildcats.com/clients/40160/File/75743732220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagpack.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d11f334952---kadogolepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sahamit.net/userfiles/file/murusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marcelasemper.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ec6d267b01---74708310079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dfh-consulting.com/userfiles/file/15858779373.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jesuseslaroca.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b8a4dcfe68---16903779674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tjjjsh.com/uploads/files/wesojudelosefumivuwefupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6hupofd0asvvja0a1i5f61g1nh/megotewigavefigokexoxoba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.beewellrx.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/rubanitenebetizamaseje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=bible+verses+on+deliverancePDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000e757.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE757 17800 bytes
SHA-256: 3234c2c8a5e4f6192cd82a78a3ef1d23514a3281787491fc5b7fa2a25801a81d