Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1cf4c6cc79f2e86f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

61.0 KB Created: 2021-07-19 19:32:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 39815352c0afa12389bd4c667c9c3006 SHA-1: c8544e45d79605a14c9d791d736f5a1894da32ef SHA-256: 1cf4c6cc79f2e86f6808fafac889f34007ebd4c6b9a8f7f23bf6ef04730339de
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is detected as a malicious PDF by ClamAV and ML classifiers. It contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised CMS uploads, suggesting a link farm or phishing lure. The PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristic indicates a pattern of using disposable hosting for these links, further supporting a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5046

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://www.digitalsofts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607db4fe9e6fe---45265359882.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.reflectionuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ie64gr7gdqi5d4as2ak4pnvg34/bifekagamaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duonglaohanoi.com/userfiles/file/mozimemuluwosasitulepalem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thetownsendfamily.net/clients/a/ab/ab79602242cca8f930cd52af13df1d51/File/kuwepoxutemonemuni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webursitet.org/Files/file/72837399009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pandoreunion.com/clients/81456/File/fapevur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikkadikoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607817567bd4a---fedes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d27661b8e5---jolife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mn-print.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/foseveremabulaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80akij1ajew.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e1f695cea7f---38021863009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emailreceptionist.net/userfiles/file/kugulowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indee-r.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60e7646e9eaaf1263a2843a255cfdb98/10697890069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sadiqandsons.com/userfiles/files/xunefazuni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.appsolutely.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a08cd286979---54939386194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socialchangefactory.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d727151bc3461c447b36cb02c9d5637/34254785345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bilagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076628e7d74e---demakoxivalufovupipovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ddb91c75647---xerijaxukonomaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bubblesoflove.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ed6a8313e6---37331153343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-photo.lv/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kabonomowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://finsura-lifedirect.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f1282f1198---gepunamifam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/386dc888b51cd4c490fa3a11b3eea59e/gakekesarabodobuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onekaddy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee2a6b9ce8f---15468416941.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tropo-design.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/woniworuweguninulal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.io/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d1bd02e695---11718805538.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahsaipu.com/v15/Upload/file/20215131323599826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=little+baby+laughing+ringtone+downloadPDF link annotation