Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f15bb58780bfc184…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.7 KB Created: 2021-06-28 20:48:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 39dc15e25e71684212fac7a9c96e63f0 SHA-1: 932b635d068052589eeeedaa27a374b2253070e8 SHA-256: f15bb58780bfc184632210e8ac36d065aa6f08d7757aa233a527203c3fbd0c2b
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.001 User Execution: Malicious Link T1534 Internal Spearphishing

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, exhibiting characteristics of a credential phishing lure. It impersonates Facebook and directs users to a link with the query parameter 'robux for free codes', which is a common tactic for credential harvesting. The presence of numerous external links, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories or disposable domains, further supports the malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=robux+for+free+codes.
  • 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://chameleoncoupons.com/adgprocessing/uploads/files/7936603300.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://phoenixturkey.com/upload/ckfinder/files/luvatudem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://desagresbrts.com/clients/34568/File/27529004849.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dermo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160714b8dbe7f8---84485992380.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.msolartop.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a18efdafa64---gugiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://braviengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fl7pffqddu0ha42tjsir0ve6i4/bomozofivajamopen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webscape.co.bw/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba5d1b143b8---91977388781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gostium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d3ee3d87c09---sojima.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dentherapia.hu/files/file/varopajazugaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.die-umzugsfabrik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c53b10f18da---zetikevod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asigurareingermania.ro/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04tkbq0fosrv5m3d7bpu1vjc8q/46786732684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://citra.cl/userfiles/file/56979539520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wumag.pl/userfiles/file/xegosuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://n-v-v.dk/userfiles/file/laboxaralatupududopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeronautike.com/userfiles/file/34085944602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marbellamohali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c0abe69791cc59b740c29e911782bd48/damolareza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siyata.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d19504a0b8---2689358864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elicopter-de-inchiriat.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082c66852ce1---78049007861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blog.crowdly.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099d680b4688---10981764771.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://derkwoo.com/upload/editor/files/laxunopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minutemen-jrotc.com/clients/84940/File/fawegolepolux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.harnoordesigns.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rsto7qaniu2deok9k606nnb5s5/zukuroxodogizasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alongsideasia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/646b9802f3dcb0860fcf178fa1a7b4d8/80701299401.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glass-haus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b9829d40be457f34a27b3d8c5a1dcf7a/82289019281.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f07a82da16---17749586543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=robux+for+free+codesPDF 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_off0000eef0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEF0 17672 bytes
SHA-256: d75dcf3042b3aa3978e72700ee3fe33ca74baf88c4bd30439ba83acbdd85f096
font_01_sfnt_off00011d45.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D45 10352 bytes
SHA-256: c6fa0413a68c704cc6c5e39d26002aa0a6fe52feb0b94e69239434a1a2590d41
font_02_sfnt_off000134d1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134D1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1