Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 25c1302ef6148832…

MALICIOUS

PDF

54.0 KB Created: 2021-05-06 01:49:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 5c22edff6ed896bf6f867ff3aa0dc40b SHA-1: ad8e9ac3a7c8a5e9891fa9b45adc0fb29ed8ba11 SHA-256: 25c1302ef61488324258e461329b4bbd6811b7deef117a9a8b92b8e6278927e4
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains multiple links, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites utilizing the 'super-forms' or 'formcraft' plugins for file uploads. This suggests the document is designed to lure users into clicking these links, potentially leading them to malicious content or further exploitation. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8176

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.ndgai.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sefplps3fitm3p7ca1g0c50poq/luwubit.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.oschouston.com/osc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609314e0dd181---bixarafinaduvisotiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dangkyidol.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7jnhfdrjvu5rs521n03bt5q26h/sumetav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digidatadecolombia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5820ef1efbff0aa5f073400d97574c4c/10883110266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://windcampus.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084463428d62---xelasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160846ba9c850a---momiwagunasedebarek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brusroom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7ca3e4c3411fba4061ff02863cb1c35e/wozudesifelazozizejuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pinotcar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/df8092531b7875c806806a603bec1bf5/zoxonikagasupuxapupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trenermichal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ec7b82b916---33303237768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://halobysciton.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608066109a947---mewitogojezujokopetore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://technok.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d2a04cd6f80428bf6f55e5dc1397a87/97349738826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asu.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k2n17fbti17iftignk7c5g20us/35475128333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moveisgarciadigital.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160931ca5a4d2b---fagulegepababijofedoke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuatro-pr.org/sites/default/files/file/26532171297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbensonmft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e9f49fc3114f02164a1754d01e03568/22787072011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eduomania.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080d7561cfad---67077053114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=bact+alert+3d+60+user+manualPDF link annotation