Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ffa98328e40f6281…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.9 KB Created: 2021-08-19 04:55:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-22
MD5: 5fc0367eab60b2a991f1ca84b8e4c274 SHA-1: 91dbc20e6d92b74a263bf76cdb6d2c18e534fc19 SHA-256: ffa98328e40f6281bd358ca59121493a40696975afd236a634ab9b705b64ca51
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

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

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://citronel.com/userfiles/files/mimotodifezadixiwatotudu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://afriqueitnews.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8837d5d9d159d3590cbe9a746ad5ed66/64384253071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aviatroglo.fr/IMG/file/20614579158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ippon.lv/uploads/File/76350424829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teplitsyoptom.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/31b893ff67439f96be17ba8392217d57/91235839732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensiuneavlasin.ro/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rb2d4kv3pjhem4tmi7p34b70mm/wagotevasamug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phongthuydotho.vn/upload/files/86752271660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--fct8ml6mwue.tw/uploads/files/mugipitoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608dbd4358343---48422194235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heilpraxis-pankow.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4fab2b2589---luxikogikopoxedebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.supercarrentalsofmiami.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f309e944c2---67744039428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://victory-agency.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e3dd7f11bec---4527944022.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gamylai.vn/uploads/files/betamojivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seataclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc7b47091eb50e60bdaee08de8dfa058/xurizejaturo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/58065008366.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kassa-evotor.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6irt3kcs2iasv7r12k07g2qgtn/26642399735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weeb.nu/userfiles/file/depolakuvepejimikuzidag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radio-kum.si/data/files/48591592430.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://textingrights.com/userfiles/files/babevidimukukedagusetolon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whitepurdeespires.com/clients/b/ba/ba703c466af5784ee38134b9d09df413/File/lemuvozamuligajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seoulmenu.com/uploads/files/kulovoterumiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://i-chat.tw/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/joletikirugopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abril.pe/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tavdje2c8932m5d1jss8e8iial/56918120865.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=cuadro+comparativo+entra+adn+y+arnPDF 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_off0000ccc6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCC6 10772 bytes
SHA-256: 76d79d307ebfe2f3fae881e0045222d74353376573ec3179fb85323591aaf724
font_01_sfnt_off0000e590.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE590 16672 bytes
SHA-256: 26a156f7729079d912040779bac626c387ef15337646eb47a4ae30acc585fd93
font_02_sfnt_off00010fb4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10FB4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1