Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fb4e34104541a91a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

178.7 KB Created: 2021-08-03 10:00:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: ff1685d5db2aba7f3b9cfb3b0449f612 SHA-1: 75926cfff7b7bc14d54925b3141e29ba1963311b SHA-256: fb4e34104541a91a0e6109cbb1c5577bd67162b987f2e38ccf7dc51b1ae8466e
64 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document was flagged as malicious. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.3485

Heuristics 4

  • 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://www.ponderosafestival.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f0d96623ef---83279804779.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://claudiodauelsberg.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6726a65944---4047945428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://progfin.pl/userfiles/file/31642966712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allseasonsart.com/uploads/fck_uploads/file/24731278226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://honmamon-s.com/img_seminar/userfiles//file/1916909630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pietri-automobiles.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/orhq7bl983trl5l74cchseqtt8/diraxipunekomulowoser.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5p494tc1sjrchhaehungabla95/94144516772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotechike.com/files/files/51630514083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baileyelectrical.services/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v3gfqdrikh92490br452hna0k1/dowumufiwidanibumeliv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pharmaright.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l5kdn2scag5orveedsrl38c2nk/1377989145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonapoolcontractor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086c44f62972---60707573529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkhighclassof60.com/clients/871169/File/5461281557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nisbd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072007ca010d---zadilesilax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geologocarmignani.com/userfiles/files/45479381757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.endthestigmacounselling.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h80u7cq31ua7pco4f2c0595ji8/52317851701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agarimo.com/archivos/archivos/ruweweguvivugem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jetzterstrecht.hamburg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tbt4lt6stbmqo8a8r98j00ukkd/jumimumig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pebyte.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7kams4tbri920rkr8r6onf1ot7/puwob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://conexus-study-abroad-travel.com/ckfinder/userfiles/file/23692313887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://divinenine.net/userfiles/file/55142460851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsoam.ge/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a51ca5baadd---96973639628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atx-stroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4bf46839df4130824cdd27437ee3e02f/26401370979.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yishiweb.com/upfiles/files/20210703_011717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082a793d3895---sesovomariwuben.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stijsr.com/userfiles/file/melebad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bangvetthuong.com/luutru/files/gaxisixomovoduwemu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=flasks+speed+simulator+x+codes+wikiPDF 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_off0002914d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2914D 10928 bytes
SHA-256: 621605729efcb4aee2a70aaaf0d4a22bd2ced5089fb5c8eebe199173953022e5
font_01_sfnt_off0002aab9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2AAB9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1