Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0048630dbafb1689…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.7 KB Created: 2021-08-20 17:44:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: b892dce4e55b8b072dac1c46aa8ffc96 SHA-1: a641a1e2bdaad1f0b87387818431f3b9d59c5fc4 SHA-256: 0048630dbafb16893171f508ce3334baa8906f5703e8349715fabafe46c33543
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file was identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, specifically flagged as a phishing trojan. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, with numerous embedded URLs pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting domains. The presence of 'utm_term' parameters suggests a potential phishing or SEO manipulation tactic to lure victims.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6435

Heuristics 5

  • 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 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 https://krisoc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=modelo+atomico+de+bohr+argon PDF link annotation
    • http://yuseigachi.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7084fa38c6---punejukogera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allycatering.com/userfiles/vafonen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pc-driver.ru/userfiles/files/jumuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://easytravel63.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sidegurepafaxisari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beateromer.com/bilder/file/nipetusekamuluzigu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://busankid.com/webfiles/board/file///tamufigosiwilepamutaled.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicoptere.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d57eac435cc---jijojudubogafudini.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namlongprojects.com/images/uploads/files/gaxivos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.flamanville-76.fr/upload/file/22544284581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iwish-cosmetics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607644487a52f---90356736825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asthasupermarket.com/userfiles/file/92827247599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vudafrique.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c79c015d78d0a2e3f0557e9f0da90e83/76773758075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaban24h.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9smks4jumtcuqbap277jt4fock/parewebazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matstravel.ru/userfiles/file/98949436801.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.skyline-recruiting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d09dc02e79c575d08a22795e51d1e97/kaxuluti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akpanlawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/63159224229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sckstone.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dff8141f1ad45f019fc99d344775d0a1/funebebilezulimamijuzas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.booster-p.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f71ec053ad---ditomopebalewexuvaturon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aryaayur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ab4a46da6d---lufijabanumokezalokaxovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://domilot.com/uploader/files/98126308362.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinabomi.com/uploads/userfiles/file/51156058869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christembassyromford.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3f68b93ebdef13a7cc98d47b8ac935e/kirunizipuvupeporid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vanchuyenduongsat.vn/upload/files/3301642650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelworld.ro/userfiles/file/netumikatokegegidirimoke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://struttur-arch.it/userfiles/files/67465623827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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
stream_005_off0000f4c4.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xF4C4 23032 bytes
SHA-256: 65820782d3f7b6699860ece9558cd7191f031e659e2ff6e2688a126b7972d138
font_00_sfnt_off0000e2c1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2C1 5012 bytes
SHA-256: 86a48940f105a8ed1b507370271f386939674159d79dfa8ab151fce078a0d6a9