Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 09c979b9c120bdec…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.4 KB Created: 2021-06-23 11:54:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: a32314f3e7efef0dc5934f0c82a3cb85 SHA-1: 45f1ecf534c2e92751e13eb845682393cb3e2d56 SHA-256: 09c979b9c120bdecca23c9f9e0303207242aa2b4ac7bc2c9fd59366f5addca38
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It functions as a link farm, containing numerous URLs that point to compromised WordPress sites and other disposable hosting. These links likely lead to phishing pages or further malware downloads, indicating a malicious intent to lure users to unsafe destinations.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7192

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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=zug+adora+12s+manual PDF link annotation
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a888c317406---suzabolovigobakug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grupohk.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba7ab98961c---donubetusarasegakiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charityweiss.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088c83878dce---88547749965.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aivieksteslaivas.lv/userfiles/file/lesegimefuve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afra24.com/basefile/afra24/files/kizigix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://michaels-limo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e56f77a05b---69282930663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3uvam4ufmc8q8nqbcr2h0p9p1/batajitokigotutewefapamav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroisvias.ru/userfiles/file/9375200116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faradbox.pl/files/file/32283583432.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.everhouse.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ad2010da10---jisowekab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evabody.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cf126eb8aa---34518580858.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.brennholz-heinlein.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160708206d6184---ziboxolakekolix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dishdivvy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1113e329862a03edddaaae9abae967da/runonasomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://penoplex24.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608cb380bf0ad---puranetexowasaw.pdfIn PDF document text