Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f5afd6978336cc63…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.3 KB Created: 2021-07-08 05:13:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 252d5755d7737f5e0a40a67459e2fdf2 SHA-1: e4d64564e245ea4aa092fc664091da7789fd9338 SHA-256: f5afd6978336cc63348a4fb7d1d3ea120e7d2ce127fd5a7bb58a8f133c013f6a
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains numerous links, with several pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, indicating a potential phishing or malware distribution scheme. The presence of external URIs and the nature of the links suggest an attempt to lure users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9822

Heuristics 7

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://betenagro.com/sites/default/files/file/10761909252.pdf
    • https://acornschoolcharleston.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f2ea2645c2956793406be05772ae1dc5/daburotatakipojitatifesu.pdf
    • https://area34.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/iaghk7u2ggfuticj191t5r6a92/mumevunurow.pdf
    • https://hotelristorantenovecento.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f2512714030f640d320f6199e17624bc/970357841.pdf
    • https://homini.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160705e6f7343d---20941276493.pdf
    • https://baohohoanglong.com/userfiles/file/81371982927.pdf
    • http://puppies-4u.com/clients/e/e7/e7f09595da74c05d2059c741134300d2/File/bivixadivoximemak.pdf
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb2ce68b07f---bariwokobaxuganisolexi.pdf
    • http://topspeed4wd.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rubeji.pdf
    • https://forkidsvietnam.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2ho0vn15997t17vkgb1p7k9ndh/daporavesaxek.pdf
    • http://ranjitabiswas.com/userfiles/files/13502046344.pdf
    • http://amdind.com/userfiles/file/36948510559.pdf
    • http://skogsformedling.se/bilder_umeny/File/97633220488.pdf
    • http://czdashan.cn/uploadfile/file/2021042922242873499.pdf
    • http://www.circoloaletrium.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160942dddba808---wefokozojagiwanus.pdf
    • http://www.yourhealthyourchoice.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cfe187cbb5---39086847419.pdf
    • http://ashioke.com/images/library/File/19955309789.pdf
    • https://youstore21.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/025babca1971b62835787e23a78a79c2/78483759350.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d3c1a50d37---xasomeladezepekomep.pdf
    • https://www.andyselfstorage.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5qpejuudqqr8dpu19nfj4bbbcv/31129278201.pdf
    • https://coloreverything.love/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/568f233d51dd4cd522a3bb0c74b05a30/14734445248.pdf
    • https://www.apollopowersystems.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/deb6945a4cab5f977ffe0620882d12be/jobepaguxisiratenoluwiga.pdf
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9b8361c64d---40443941959.pdf
    • http://petra-dario.info/upload/datoteke/96944829605.pdf
    • https://stefandes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acc8e7ae72f---gumiligutetigut.pdf
    • http://www.kinoimaging.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be5adb118a9---lawomosol.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+add+a+citation+in+powerpoint
    • http://lovewhereyoulv.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5de133f66f007c7923fd6f707c657cd5/toxotam.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f8fa.bin
dfcf6263b517659f11e10dc659e099efcecd6fc57cf02a38324d4801c945b1d8
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF8FA 17260 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001261e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1261E 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013e35.bin
8e6f5b234f099bfedd63ba2ffc78da166b30aad59d15338cf5e9dbe948e648d1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13E35 10372 bytes