Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fa775e3e54392298…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.0 KB Created: 2021-09-02 02:29:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 4b99b6b72878d2576fd055b30cfbafc2 SHA-1: a6ac10c89f3b3b13f0d8ea93665c323f0c0f77f3 SHA-256: fa775e3e54392298f19b0ce18123585b6a8c1b1ce2579d2b194f94df712cd248
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports this. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of external links indicates a potential for downloading further malicious content or redirecting users to phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4794

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://lavera.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8ba9cabfe7---pugakazo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082c932e2c24---migolixiworemirosipiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611a0ee2d6537---14503861838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wohingltd.com/userfiles/80610874146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vote4dannybarry.com/clients/2/2f/2f5d4f67c16906f9b09010289963de11/File/rejazinawipixola.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://test.uebersetzungen-nesselberger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16125e3ac17b7f---tutelamupigabovunaluv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightspec.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e988d0f781d630e48e32d120f8d3548/tigezufakodasilirunekuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d27340bff0---kozimimalesuteguziba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coevent.ru/upload/files/zujif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mamolenasnc.it/userfiles/files/902698025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tiande-global.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/moxiwulegin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8fb36b6b57---zobezokanej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.greenfield-sustainability.com/images/files/zezufipozefikufizow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deshdunya.com/blogimage/file/jokugofitojitekowexulexut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maxflowfans.com/userfiles/file/jugegelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://keramann.ru/uploads/files/29653290894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160758a7177b4e---wunedebaxut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cerescommoditiesltd.com/Images_upload/files/bafekomirukiwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fonixkoncert.hu/upload/file/renuwikomejamopa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7s4b30eug3o2l2rm606e3qseq5/92513743260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perilatomsk.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37052589063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brylka-kfz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8109836c12---ruboxepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alnahamgroup.com/userfiles/file/81253164663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ekonopuntos.com/campannas/file/jitilewezizufiriz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arket.io/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6nepnb18b0d4me45m0c3mr3o2d/10101790421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stratasphere.online/userfiles/file/pesonulatenel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bartuceviri.com/userfiles/file/49674356842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cambridgekapurthala.com/damana/userfiles/file/58458180529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=financial+accounting+introduction+pptPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000113c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x113C6 10464 bytes
SHA-256: da53187494f53f79ada0daa78fa304aa5de609e30efdadff4cf5b89de7be4fee