Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 328883257e122e8a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

62.5 KB Created: 2021-09-02 20:32:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 1fbf646b202a7b72a2020960c4e1abaf SHA-1: f66808947238a38352aeaae244d498d044328a78 SHA-256: 328883257e122e8a777792160ecec10be3fa673e217d7f5c7912de7f78febf0d
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. Heuristics reveal it functions as a link farm, with numerous URLs pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. These links likely serve as lures for phishing or to download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8923

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://ifacemount.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9t35gkma10uq5qkd7loshuo6o1/10320560596.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://protum.se/file/7155371367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teenaramainc.org/clients/875997/File/dutedomatufigaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://promocionesnma.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da0106125f102be5731b41e7756f651b/rovebevut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alhouti.com/userfiles/file/feweduw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/707f3a334739e4468f7ee737598e2079/liwozuvawodukuzike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gentlemensquartersbarbershop.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/78e9fdc05cba2a47be2024ed8b2b399c/jatejerisugujan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fjordancv.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4fcff9fae13ffdc085bf5395c0c22925/namovobude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baharemadinah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c9233cb1b3---jawatarijezef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://top1np.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zivumigusofef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rebranded.tv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2260085631---831680607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nuricomuvakfi.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7vmk7772fbp4n2ttjl8suadmo4/zafagolugezikupujiwafuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cukoyem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uqr952vtenbd4t256cn4fnlli1/44461394252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avenirpourtous.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cbf47a3297---sigiwiwegasetexesafi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petrovsky14.ru/docs/files/ruvixuzukijitumokogosuwop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anapharmata.hu/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/kalasumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debeight.net/UserFiles/File/47027215925.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kasargod.net/uploads/file/gepobuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.peplex.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e8102252ab---70940507228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nowackleverkusen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081821fa8855---lenaxokonakawufor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soechi.id/userfiles/file/71321934024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sportli.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160866caa8c3c3---mosirasak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.julitolaschools.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e8d6f4b03e2---xuvizevogesupojavo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/36b85c607d75fee9311199bf861f7e56/sobejajuvopamujujulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asiaviews.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gj5hu3o689r9sjj27913ddvcl2/jexuzuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=manual+testing+concepts+for+experiencedPDF link annotation