Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 15c267624e50b4cd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

66.2 KB Created: 2021-07-02 13:43:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: ea1d3444e08fe5246e752452cc615dc0 SHA-1: 913c477a462440058390ce597d7bcf3c5710c270 SHA-256: 15c267624e50b4cd8d25f7fdec10a63482ca23b7ad512023c36e792c8d0d9bc3
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a phishing or trojan payload. It functions as a link farm, with numerous URLs pointing to websites, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations. The presence of external URIs and link farm characteristics suggests an attempt to redirect users to malicious sites for further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6468

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://catamma.ru/uplcv?utm_term=law+latin+maxims+and+their+meaning PDF link annotation
    • https://www.truesdalepainting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c44b7c584c3---96337279360.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.northamericatalk.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160972bf108025---329756434.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cor.org.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5hdkonoqsq3n9lgbk638h5p7v7/2334929628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pulsrmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083208a8c2f3---bifedutat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://edelstar-mos.ru/files/zigobejezoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4602866f8b53834d97ccd9970a34ecec/toriletowepijuloluf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.louthadventures.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160813fbd6518d---46230260116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mppscstudy.com/admin/usercontent/file/jixitidejozakexuvewobi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aucordechasse.fr/vosImages/gowepakakexudazumes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rockfallco.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f0f0dd7eba---46614417067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hydrem.ru/images/file/jibutowibawutogubipix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fibaquitaine.fr/cebatrama/userfiles/files/satevimoduw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073563423f0a---nepesisejuwewox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://activesolutionelectric.com/images/file/82187985547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://giolog.biz/images/bulk_images/files/warovanamabanu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reliancecareuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fcb84856b9cef45a87ec1bcec2616886/lonuwop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercato.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609832e7df3da---dulapovofogolalegifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agnieszkapawlik.com/userfiles/file/3797185813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.advancedevents.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2bc474ff53---66702662421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timelessmebel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74094a2682c47b43b8862041cb32d881/44535919652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aftaplan.com/works/peepsparty/html/upload_files/file/rasinosapadezatewedoxav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8907dd39ff---55491668070.pdfIn PDF document text

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