Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f01a960fd5ea3e97…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.8 KB Created: 2021-07-05 11:09:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 3a2767933e4c88c57dca86237a5e5946 SHA-1: 4049f3625ebff6978dee8a09de604aaf1b7a0d4f SHA-256: f01a960fd5ea3e9731f6e3e7221ef1468937eb3a1c9681ed5ca1340fe05e2978
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The heuristics reveal it functions as a link farm, directing users to various external URLs, some hosted on compromised CMS platforms. These links are likely used to distribute phishing content or download further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6968

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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=rise+and+fall+of+roman+empire+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://st03.it/userfiles/files/pewexuvapagi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nyett.hk/uploads/news/files/ronigoxutijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160874d7fc6c1a---vejizuzif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motionslam.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/51607562f89abca3671c179b5278b7c3/rejazaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.asejnrtigers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160949306d07a9---turisudutekivojubakulito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petrovsky14.ru/docs/files/pefaxurafizodaxuladokex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alphaveneers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ee1fdde20138c27c5d0e3a5080fcc209/38120245660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-dolgoprudny.ru/upload_picture/file/2049428293.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maxim-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0et8irtm2qjcl88ma8tqvvhgmk/90354686185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cfdedd3f403---ditesikaparo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agatanorek.com/files/file/vepebov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://messianic.live/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3694d9f8e644c68e4d8ad53e33f3de89/87768619821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.investing-in-women.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608824c456446---wowiniguziwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/015d008ccd38608c03827cf066be549c/wuwududaziri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.birdandwildlifeteam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e1a5353244---pimixeruzolubedab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a6a64708e3---xikomemabufefabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://growlink.biz/userfiles/file/buxana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triptoboloyfoundation.org/editorsfiles/files/bumef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmodeli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ef86cdf200---41816095776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609beeca41cd5---nebobumarotem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cal.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb4dcfc85ee5db4bff6ddd431bb67d68/miwevosoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lovewhereyoulv.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bcd640ea64fc10b230ac8c75b2d22fe8/jezasewawugosoxot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ee42.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE42 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010659.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10659 10604 bytes
SHA-256: 0684b13d44a5cf69f2c93586e6d41977260d1c8f789eec39b54dd80bbc74f676