Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e8102b84ac79b37a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

105.8 KB Created: 2021-06-29 23:23:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: cfecd97fcfd055067e00e3719a7f4673 SHA-1: e5e428822a5420191bd0ea7eeb13dc9a19b96d58 SHA-256: e8102b84ac79b37a9455ec356466aee28c9cacdeb80f1c460a0f264c97d6b973
236 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document exhibits characteristics of an advance-fee scam, presenting lures related to lotteries, prizes, and parcel delivery requirements. It contains numerous links to external PDFs hosted on compromised CMS platforms and disposable domains, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely involving the download of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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.
  • Advance-fee lottery/parcel scam lure high SE_ADVANCE_FEE_SCAM_LURE
    Document contains lottery/beneficiary or prize language together with large-value draft/funds wording and parcel/courier delivery requirements. This is a classic advance-fee fraud document shape.
  • 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 https://candbco.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tululi.pdf
    • http://www.colormotion.cz/UserFiles/file/81122963395.pdf
    • https://wegofa.com/userfiles/file/nilomamokafopikupotov.pdf
    • http://eske.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a34111eb75e---12698642879.pdf
    • http://baharemadinah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607064d021bbc---mofuwatalujewimenadir.pdf
    • http://www.zopfitravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074508ebcd81---77232871038.pdf
    • https://www.frankcapassoandsons.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c637bec2105---gofede.pdf
    • https://yingzhaoliuart.com/upload/file/8097069852.pdf
    • http://rhodeislandalpha.com/clients/56223/File/wapexijujuz.pdf
    • http://www.kmclogistics.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/68f4395c153802fe305b7afc89fb05d2/65200278175.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hhmfj6n2lqjt321ismag7had46/22317625728.pdf
    • http://www.opencalgary.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bebfb671c30---lapimovapatiw.pdf
    • https://pankalconstructora.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a096b12c1fe---fajarisibefu.pdf
    • http://timavoshipsupply.it/userfiles/file/13221230874.pdf
    • http://ashioke.com/images/library/File/92026586556.pdf
    • https://xlux.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mga5cdjql0b2vpivq0kbadha2e/32278444040.pdf
    • https://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8526db6f44---mubowupuxi.pdf
    • https://enville.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f365e54d3c---bibevezifaxa.pdf
    • https://mamproducciones.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a5fd439544---soriweguj.pdf
    • http://angelcabrera.com/FCKfiles/file/fixeto.pdf
    • https://www.reflectionuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aoa1161isn8lrsqusg777i37af/dofelugupogudabanisixus.pdf
    • https://armagedonspedycja.pl/files/file/lenejetutetobaloxob.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=the+meaning+and+power+of+smell+reading+answers
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000139fb.bin
6122d53d3f5c62ed58ad652f334e1581c73b4e8a9700d4d2bb697d64150d7f8a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x139FB 17884 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000168cf.bin
165cd0c242164285cdad1bf035f1c5f25acdda19c26578e0319be1ecbd879ab6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x168CF 10896 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001819e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1819E 16792 bytes