Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e8e3f1b09bd4242f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.9 KB Created: 2021-06-23 15:06:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: eaff99c76b157fe683c97abcf7f3ce1e SHA-1: e18e122813abcd8673340384b2ece60f348d3582 SHA-256: e8e3f1b09bd4242fdd9dce37537e5cf19abc64f26cbe29e9e33146cfeac1c63e
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations. The primary link, 'http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ffddec3d95---tipab.pdf', suggests a lure related to stock investment, aiming to trick users into downloading a further malicious payload. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9998

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 https://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=stock+to+buy+before+lifeinvader+mission PDF link annotation
    • https://fizjolech.pl/userfiles/file/54308299293.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.festivalmarrakech.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2723109fbf---88708868489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ffddec3d95---tipab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rockdental.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f75b7a8b0264cadea6f72ab9b2d2eb47/90737556762.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xlsferrosilicon.com/d/files/44070325168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nicemexico.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080125b208e9---66664637568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://18554080.com/userfiles/file/31634000882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cf90b6715f6---donububifofavodexafivoge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfainstal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d2e6b431b4e---845006513.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iamsoldierfit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087bdfa86e43---kaxazujev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aldea.work/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd77407c684b2fe9c68755df38ac54bd/xelazotutiji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sjhrz.com/images/upload/File/71573600383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://estidevelopers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c37415b0e28942b6442a0cfcc8ac23f2/kujobixizib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cb5c7325537---sopuvezukobum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uaqbakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c99193ddb8e---sigolojebubufanuzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://haps.company/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q0c3m4kp7vc0dekpk7ckj164p2/32431112460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesotects.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bad3ebd497c---52146461935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coastalstudio.com/images/main/file/vevolexevorerozikiwidigab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tort-art.ru/userfiles/file/wijudukezokomeropanenur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phenix-security.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160910e1955475---44412714846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • 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://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000fc01.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC01 5636 bytes
SHA-256: 8d1502231dc48423e758fd121f5eb0819a82f4b17e685bede836728edf541633
font_01_sfnt_off00010f32.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F32 11540 bytes
SHA-256: 806047d8d5e2072d03d08da4158f747079614149a0d4d35ae1b5f19a7bebe3ec