Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ebf97d873fcdac95…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.6 KB Created: 2021-06-29 05:49:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 796d453ac30a9cd84bb214055643fa50 SHA-1: 35dc1c67a6ed8548ae9111537c88cf4a5328d09a SHA-256: ebf97d873fcdac957ab80b190c2357d67175e2ad7247c2f3cec3e0b3d2d7a051
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV. 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 suspicious score 0.4028

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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=two+kinds+of+motion PDF link annotation
    • http://allycatering.com/userfiles/30784417601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.federatedlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d327fa4287d49d8d73bed3bd38bc24a9/wejugurugalosugavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hydrem.ru/images/file/76246575794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sunsoftinfoway.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wepagezejugerex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nobleorthodontic.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ccf5f20b4eb8ed30e487358788324a49/zakejuxufurukipesogifopad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frennphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088948f1c778---5711027763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://husvagnsexpo.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160758c9e7f836---93961348896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoscuolavalerio.it/userfiles/files/72560917073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reitinguok.lt/userfiles/file/88677733787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alquilerbares.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f2cdae8fd7---63620959027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dancedynamicsla.com/clients/38740/File/91457049344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.officinadelgustoroma.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1509b8272614c26db11bd8b9562be7cb/xudipapujodedabokizewow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floorco.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/11abe73155b16c37354d05259723d6dc/netikaromubiwapavajaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://interwork.sk/userfiles/file/73080771939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paintingservicesonline.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fdeb6521f0---jifeposa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5eaa0bd82---todigezada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rclurie.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bd5c96b9efb7392664e7dd1820e370c/vajedulosojizukekivifuwox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zabradli-znerezu.cz/userfiles/file/98073718235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://penoplex24.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b43c52ece6e---74376441283.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://braviengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cklh0qg21l60aev82hjv7jmdu3/nipipomepe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benedictinoselrosal.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/binepilomasejenizezileluz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drinkandshrink.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607447f6c9ac9---zakukanelegomujakita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theshairpodcast.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35bd984b852a0e80c12420eace275d5e/pepovirubogupediwetefun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://candientushinko.com/images/file/92692675264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrachoff.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/122a8fdf164aa08851d352cc43b4ab10/rawoputamigizej.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_off00011290.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11290 10216 bytes
SHA-256: 4fff4cfb03b010141a2a5e38a71c242928af71046f0907bc7218f499a74d1517
font_01_sfnt_off00012989.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12989 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001419b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1419B 21848 bytes
SHA-256: 69b311da90cd7d181d07637747f32edd308684843656df8f95b1164d01502ffe