Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e6b801eeef0f4708…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.8 KB Created: 2021-07-16 16:01:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: fe5e12768c72401fefc9a8a9f5910420 SHA-1: 0194ed2b1141bffa757bafc05d19a13a61d0972e SHA-256: e6b801eeef0f47086aed71636566fc305d68eb683453a6e047d50143560815c5
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file that contains a large number of links, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The heuristic PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK specifically flags a link to http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/44577998239.pdf, suggesting a lure for downloading further malicious content. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan further supports the malicious classification.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 7

  • 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
  • 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 http://nirmalamathachurch.org/cms_uploads/image/file/41717852045.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://cremeconferences.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f5e1871087e851340e7d0d6df0ca328a/vokafeburulurezawixadafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/44577998239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.truesdalepainting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c368db42ac7---93830354299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ikoi-es.club/yamituki-n/uploads/files/munovebo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://campingwithconvenience.com/files/files/72616232853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marwaautorepair.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/towubudigifogowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aircond.md/upload_fck/file/wakujemekapuziv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://castrolmintabolt.hu/images/upload/file/kipagowibin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.idenet.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a40da433719---28803353976.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lpkgoodframeupvc.com/userfiles/files/99708140844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nanumed.ro/uploads/files/xagulewojax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argra.rs/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a98c2f126d5---19026451198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geoass.eu/userfiles/files/63101640567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://johncarroll1967.com/clients/1/18/1896e795ecc2602204d707ec4e69586f/File/sawel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.chinahkcarplate.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d9cc85d69c---jedaborasoduzowibilaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://comicpapyrus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/56a5419764f3f3c9a87b74b150d9d1b1/sujuwagukiposukutim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kolodezrus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/565b1ab8a937653a2e46d923f0dca463/53496660144.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poorclarescork.ie/images/pogozivanumumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://msr-hudsonproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ba5cef33fcccb1ce59e06312a5d25ef5/92960838757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agataklimowska.pl/userfiles/file/poxerumanota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://holzhaus-suedtirol.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608cd2eadb32c---lunob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teenvolunteerdallas.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/67fd8024ca828f7492a59f2282dc7664/sadekepuketupepafopewavuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/500363d858dfd501a5cd70886453d238/masopeberovojosakipuguw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=shadow+fight+2+apk+hack+unlimited+money+and+gemsPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000f13e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF13E 17264 bytes
SHA-256: 764d06689eb235812ee7ad7c200def62de5c3ce42d0ad637eb57041d4f9d910a
font_01_sfnt_off00011e47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E47 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001365e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1365E 11552 bytes
SHA-256: b9ee6be33e0505603f8d0f11315e45c30c8fe083922dfaa84913bf377e1823bf