Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e8b4c0f9a3a489e0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-08-21 02:09:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: a46fe6cb11492d5feb85b1d162467fa6 SHA-1: 1a73684dfc95e8540b05b6bc75038947049da874 SHA-256: e8b4c0f9a3a489e0f2b85dffacfa3363b6f076144b3c509cdfcb734e45623872
236 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links to compromised websites, many of which are hosted on disposable domains and point to PDF files within WordPress plugin upload directories. The 'SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE' heuristic indicates the document likely instructs the user to obtain a password for an archive, a common tactic to bypass gateway security. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9981

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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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://rmissio.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e35c99e393e---84092780100.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ba0d3f5410307b0723c9a2207c59bd2a/jenavifiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bik4lp92iu0c8j59stau80l4o6/pusuziverajujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riskhedgetech.com/uploaded/file/119766639860922975d9c12.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spaslask.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb0ef06porhfbojjvf26chpbdu/74505530784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ark-mr.com/data/home/qxu2063190031/htdocs/uploadfile/files/4162329721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sumangold.net.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/smrir6990b9gh4nbdpn1c3pgnq/vebogepofodukanilofoxiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geosond.pl/userfiles/file/mozoxisototesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mobilesamara.com/img/files/file/luzepavokedomukewatipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://postscriptproductions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2b7b51ad69---razeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.intermediastudios.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f031a132fec24e165e27d94ed51d2754/fumanololikalom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gauravkankariya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gt7tdi96sqnpf22mgn5hsfq517/52532711063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laatuwhuisweerstralen.nl/upload/file/kitalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://0965818789.com/CKEdit/upload/files/43544278233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://360mart.net/uploads/files/83272775835.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.udelimpa.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/luzodurinet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkwebdesign.com.hk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160797f69da556---33001595416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bassbasement.org/userfiles/file/55634072956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coachtourbusrental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c651a082f3c---nuvotov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xetaihyundai.net/upload/files/pevexaduzupineruza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.injamal.es/nueva/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lejozasorumatutobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iamluno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607894a656cf9---tufewepow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itacademyindia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52845098831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=2018+bollywood+mp3+songs+zip+file+downloadPDF 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_off0000eabb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEABB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000102d2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102D2 11620 bytes
SHA-256: dda2870384779b40c465df8da6cfbf52e00b6b4e571c6385197a88dbfb8eac8f
font_02_sfnt_off00011e28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E28 16724 bytes
SHA-256: d55d5e1ee09da288597804374a81ada80d3fcb02bfe64e0fae16ef76f1e18842