Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 216d702ebcaf4920…

MALICIOUS

PDF

52.0 KB Created: 2021-05-12 02:19:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: 323a010fdd62d85721b4ce652e70ac4d SHA-1: 38d3ab86f63f2032a0d80551bbd2cae4240ad497 SHA-256: 216d702ebcaf49201b5efd5afe3f5f5341e457befafbcaaeea63c07e9159ac22
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and link farm heuristics point towards an attempt to redirect users to potentially harmful external resources.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9303

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 http://meble-tk.pl/userfiles/file/26573632880.pdf
    • http://parkwestresidences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607db5af8bd3e---durovitemesu.pdf
    • http://lbs.ac.at/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lmbgnicmuede17128lu7rvgkad/56200942389.pdf
    • https://whitelightdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/698eb2e5fc997eff9adce79b3c57b5a7/xalodizurokuraxedekave.pdf
    • https://cutletsmeat.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e4318590ae---29448992643.pdf
    • http://www.fullmooneye.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088e851f304f---90365328246.pdf
    • https://refour.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ce1adb87e9c78b9df8383a02de16e2a2/purizozozipubenutef.pdf
    • http://jagatjyotischool.org/jagatjyotischool/userfiles/file/12355634113.pdf
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d1340096c7---70317834392.pdf
    • https://kalatranslation.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81kq1achhcpt3k0cc0ibn5fc78/92610327066.pdf
    • http://www.idenet.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160769fec01280---jimeropigutoxatif.pdf
    • https://reflexlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6f3bfc4a39ea67fe7e086adbe2372b4c/sofosapawonuzer.pdf
    • http://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077a548dbe46---sowudajolojejikobopukumob.pdf
    • https://rmissio.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607308051501d---81497439253.pdf
    • https://aryaayur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e64df2f20e---roriregewegaxuvege.pdf
    • https://saftanton.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e70127ca89---fojuf.pdf
    • https://e-lightingcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b5d01f08ac576bd75af2371f40b84865/tadaw.pdf
    • http://caribsplash.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c80d464423---favarogubokovasipufi.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=cisco+asa+firepower+license+guide