Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eb6b6d8189128454…

MALICIOUS

PDF

129.1 KB Created: 2021-07-01 21:08:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: b6108b6bb9fb1681ee3218be59c51a43 SHA-1: d1aa02df57a16758849bd8699bfe57feb7229745 SHA-256: eb6b6d81891284545eed544154a940088e01ef4f19440b4e45910a0e71217a01
154 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 0.7385

Heuristics 5

  • 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 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 https://ecoinkworld.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd69d8e1180584f57c0bb5686265d60f/raremedekurefenafa.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://timatey.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kbk0b1fkceaen78huegnaqnmm1/noneruritiwofikazuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://philippinesroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/75620fd6a713ac511fb78095ba07b0a2/xifagisusuvusefekakelugoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plenar.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a201118ec00---pivawafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holzbau-hoelzl.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075e1538bdb4---baxarolovug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.chicagoalphas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a77d705c6f1---rufofitotogolikenodoloz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitebyside.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b905a9762b27c48e3f9dbae0efb46834/nazufogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wisserarm.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/xekokupubadelopomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thelonerangerfanclub.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xoxolejikelonenokiwemexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inverpalmas.com/aym_image/files/74103903216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hyosungulf.com/uploads/file/zimufamuxavemipiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a327a6ba7f0---8404761919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aecd1b85fd5---kenedoxonadogopaxaxejujex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://augsburger-dartliga.de/uploads/file/fovufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duonglaohanoi.com/userfiles/file/26818840136.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gradur.ba/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc47d67142e---lesiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://camile.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dpvgkafvr4emjqhsqhksu0nsuc/66310722761.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hondamienbac.vn/userfiles/file/92058683070.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pousadamarazul.tur.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160902d3f3e7a9---sejivit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cb8959b4ae---mabojebazun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=dragon+ball+super+in+spanish+full+episodesPDF link annotation
    • https://bxthirteen.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c3e66d2d286f30d1b465b1e0f1ba060/95956221048.pdfIn 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_off000154f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x154F0 10920 bytes
SHA-256: 86ad0a76feec3fdc662706dd4dfceecd93db04870e8c4b7c54effeb6a396dbbe
font_01_sfnt_off00016d9e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16D9E 27832 bytes
SHA-256: b225879f79634173e0cd5721ddaff263c87f0b4c71937fb54b81e0cd3967244d
font_02_sfnt_off0001bf71.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1BF71 19684 bytes
SHA-256: 5454ab84897cc6e907b234d87aab652d13d82189ea46273c796f95fefc9f6442