Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f30c9f366b61be3f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.7 KB Created: 2021-09-07 00:37:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-02
MD5: 85d430d8fe09d9d90650b124799e6f72 SHA-1: 66df78003a7a0e381a7b5affef76392780a458b2 SHA-256: f30c9f366b61be3fa01ff1ce138f9c0db81de6fe57fbe27be55560f06997eda2
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains a large number of links pointing to various websites, many of which appear to be compromised CMS installations. This structure is indicative of a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or conduct phishing attacks. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.2664

Heuristics 5

  • 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 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 http://sake2metustin.com/uploads/files/46717827614.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c74f600aa0a---34048223539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://veglifekc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files//lowokis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f6b91648ac88fc277f74efc410f0feb8/88576325572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bachtungcompany.com/upload/files/94706981494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fd7dc4de8bfa3060d55647e9b8b08739/lurimidabazajogupobeju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lentilles-progressives.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161191755cec9d---disejuposulojumuzigawinil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.publicitymailing.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c75e385ca0---47767017409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julianowka.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fenipulidota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shriadinathbank.com/uploads/67598156809.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recruiters-zone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a626954b8b3---54362166215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://optimus.org.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb03192aab7---sapuwomukuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://berbun.com/user_img/file/lopixajelabojibij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yankey.com.tw/demo/public/editor/ckfinder/upload/user_upload/files/gosizekab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wildpflanzen-planung.de/file/kukemub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://davisfolk.net/clients/1/1f/1f1070e31f35868a9a13f38ee7dc887f/File/wepuzoxazunanido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alkalacarservice.com/public_html/userfiles/file/10831928809.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.abaco-engineering.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160980c902f1e1---17435363588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://novahealthclinic.ca/userfiles/file/xuwupilapexalarazax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thepokeluau.com/uploads/files/vufetasedapomoku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stopasbestos.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077007e465d2---bunat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beloezoloto.ru/userfiles/file/43786538916.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teormech.ru/teormech/usrimg/file/50377939212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=ordinary+annuity+example+problems+solutions+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off00011b16.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B16 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001332d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1332D 11140 bytes
SHA-256: 25728168dfdbf8f58b12f73dd150e42c44b4e2b2fb0c085e7e5efc937c0d2a9a