Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f611ac0878f7c342…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.4 KB Created: 2021-09-24 11:57:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 24d7fab12907b1112e2f158d1f598d33 SHA-1: a8b507cfb288204e0468caf374b5469ca65cc043 SHA-256: f611ac0878f7c342ccd558aec821a2629738c330fc51a649c5a3c2978ff2dfc0
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains numerous links to external files, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of a visual download button further supports a phishing or malware distribution lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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 http://eugensa.lt/app/webroot/uploads/userfiles/files/tafivume.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.autoservis-hubatka.cz/admin/upload/ww/file/5528591212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://karaokejdi.com/ckfinder/core/connector/php/upload/files/xegalepem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614b59dab7adb---56811676803.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bonezi.morefriendship.com/upload/files/rowejutuxok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slesnick.net/userfiles/files/84952342791.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abnicum.com/files/file/89189851357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a6eb98e4b4---61123104527.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abyss.sk/userfiles/file/zibuwopejudasibelimenunid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atolab.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/073a1ff8f9bd6d33040f18175bd097d3/letemegimekapefufurovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gccde.com/downloads/blog/geust/files/34532046192.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gianphoiduyloimodel.com/Images_upload/files/gujifalisozagomiwunonux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/gelutemefabawiledonofur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klawiatury-foliowe.pl/_data/file/5856874414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideakliniksisli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161348b770f71f---towonetefugizofiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://masonhn.com/d/files/fuxuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mudrun.com/home/mud/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58956987592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glaskunstcentrum.nl/images/file/97398321942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tekartltd.com/upload/files/wupedogoxisijawadigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bucatariizidite.ro/printuri-fi/files/97152033236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sualpturizm.com/userfiles/file/miveligoxovezelata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biplano.eu/userfiles/files/44653243272.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mamadona.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64122827454.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unitec-egypt.net/userfiles/file/rinuguj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://checopharma.com/upload/files/jozekigewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=warship+battle+3d+mod+apkPDF 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_off0000dc3d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC3D 10952 bytes
SHA-256: b7e92963d1d85b1a39e24fe373a7dea40d2dbd9e76967793b92adab4f78a1ec5
font_01_sfnt_off0000f56b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF56B 17936 bytes
SHA-256: ff3f6dbadc11ac3a1760eae34d3732d09fd0c6d1facd5f146316f90a09f0c1fb
font_02_sfnt_off000123c2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123C2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1