Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1b77de54c80855f2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.9 KB Created: 2021-06-08 20:03:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: f1363b47ac853da971e2e5ada4dd1b25 SHA-1: b4467512a13f2e48d44e2e0c72aa403cbcffec25 SHA-256: 1b77de54c80855f26c3c4b41fff5b472a33dea2edcb05cf2aa0f8ec8d1680c1b
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It functions as a link farm, containing numerous URLs pointing to compromised websites, likely to facilitate phishing attacks or distribute further malware. The presence of external URIs and links to compromised CMS uploads strongly suggests a malicious redirection scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8955

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=jeff+cavaliere+program PDF link annotation
    • https://freedomtampons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0848e443312be3c01e657326cf2528bc/6259111743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083653e81b12---28155965472.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160712a5e27fad---kiwiwomefinamufolesexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maarsehoveniers.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2af2db3d53---53452782476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----7sbbjg7ctfs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/66df6f1a0350e622e5ccab78be5a3299/wefijitadarajunepev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harkakotony.hu/UserFiles/file/84426642470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adoriantarla.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160983d38b3cf3---julilopevam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a168248388c---89070189679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9bd849fc0b---turaraloxas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alvasari.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080710e55c9f---ligixaxezobenufevaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artasedanasingaraja.com/uploadfck/file/muluzuloxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.idenet.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fe9bb9bb7f---98179981913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cissud.eu/uploads/ck_editor/files/ditobasifupikibemojugapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slowjamsundays.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608612b11a3a0---benewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.finanzanlagen-honorarberatung.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070aba14b1dc---kipumavuvesamafinon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smilepath.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3a855ef749fc4cecfeba01fea32dfd2f/62509464913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://albino-pitti.com/pub_img/file/65183447067.pdfIn PDF document text