Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 181db5d1aff412e9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.3 KB Created: 2021-07-09 08:03:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 42efdec99a5b263d3a7c675fdb7ee604 SHA-1: 92a520a91181c4288c34ecd5d9a7670053eccda5 SHA-256: 181db5d1aff412e9eef18ea85067f21c4643f73b10d5e17a58509d27ab441813
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected by ClamAV as a phishing trojan. Static analysis revealed it functions as a link farm, containing numerous URLs pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories. These links likely serve to redirect users to malicious content or further stages of an attack, suggesting a phishing or credential harvesting attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4494

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://emergent-partners.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3179733a5b---22961368312.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://loskutova.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/378607c346877ac1649865fae02f006d/48168398988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kraljicabih.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608335c5767ed---65368155035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ansonseatery.com/uploads/files/28078517060.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160778f0271e7c---88387409716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adm.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/09c34df65218da1689ac3d94618bbd6f/54010698105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wjcopy.com/upload/files/bevimirifowozowagisukowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anzmrrn.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b935e88af75---turalirero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.restorationservice.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ec24b13a43---23072955241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chagatea.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1121bdebf277961b88920ef961a24ba/95808527686.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lhsclassof68.com/clients/73441/File/sajeguvisidimutovino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fellowpeo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/36aed73888a1ce1b10b8583670adcd44/duvesenixuzejivixenapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.consorcio.edu.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a001753d63a---fasavadoxode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095ba51cfd79---69633657005.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arslanemlak.come/file/13125928837.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://insights3.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd0b86ebba81d63fa805cbe1e50ecf20/87023297330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://freemansphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5ca57cf02---vawamorutafim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myphamlulanjina.com/upload/files/nerixux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smithmaloney.com/clients/3/32/32eae1a42220421eddab78da2f55685d/File/71744735317.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fygl.net/uploads/file/032028455295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.herbertvanderbrugghen.nl/draft/samajinexino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mikomisushi.com/uploads/files/rukuwuvipumajiban.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://careerhack.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607aff06817f5---fusufiwekudiwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stark-tools.ru/images/uploaded/xexujorapozemazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://payassistinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083f26db3653---tulavimumupasolasedibepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laxmigrouppune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cacc798510c3367949ea3ea9b5a05963/jobefijuzokujumuzed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=group+communication+theories+and+modelsPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001348d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1348D 18100 bytes
SHA-256: 92bd6de64ad404f232810af9c581e6f2d259c3a8f3aca7feb1a2e7f72abc0b6a