Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30156debcfc34c01…

MALICIOUS

PDF

63.7 KB Created: 2021-07-24 08:40:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 31d77033505e143f96f6475eacc5bb0c SHA-1: 9b49a51f5840a0d5cae82e2e9f8afa298bbe9af0 SHA-256: 30156debcfc34c016d79c3cd9bd11127932ddbd3b9a872c71e6d1f135d079379
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected as a malicious PDF by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm or phishing lure. The presence of PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports this, indicating the document is designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content. No scripts were extracted, but the overall structure points to a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9672

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 http://cateringkieuan.com/uploads/userfiles/file/zuvukurujigivin.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://alllegaltask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s6d7fr7chmelas0d2o16s2oc3j/88611825666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.azembay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/66ig0u6u8p4t46g0o0273qla4f/67827999322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e1fb1d513a---61223741662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dfa-finanz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e6b1eede91---89857328119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amphorabeautyclub.com/campannas/file/nitin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jcca.co.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c1d2931edc---71941375687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mouaumfb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608937efe1069---65914946727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regeneracion-capilar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7eacf70e43848f51e33792dc356e65ac/22307879282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://score1forspencer.com/clients/4/45/4587145e2679cb7673d0e21b436e5c25/File/teperudubinosa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tzoetemondje.be/uploads/files/63814570830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dj-csnl.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fe50153ae4---xudabisogaxezoxiwiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grapevinewinerytrail.com/clients/876125/File/83864170990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://praguetransfer.com/files/file/60313740928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamachine.nl/userfiles/file/dabelezodix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paynechapelduquesne.org/clients/9/9b/9b910c66cef3ae2d1bb1fd5804160a19/File/lisoxuxagatiwuzuvilomebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://s-privod.ru/userfiles/file/zufedakefonubilitifinoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nepalipublisher.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/repabuxepogoxunomosinex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mko-yug.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d93d9235022e7f0fe5454378833c2874/juweluj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://performanceltg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de347142a90a0d6bedf2f88ba61700ff/deroduwisisepanoge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wulf-sanitaer.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m6hegctmdk6hfmq0gk79r8jkh5/nugudavaragufem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://donnasalon.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ce3ff69c63617683ff5f4a3b6a689917/69437437689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gulfcoolcontracting.com/uploads/userfiles/file/file/damatug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cal.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8af452c8c3922ed6b4a2173e5043eadd/kofexixenerejivixiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=target+setting+template+for+studentsPDF link annotation