Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3cb2b9beccb818d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

65.6 KB Created: 2021-07-25 17:10:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: ece69b995aed87aec56fc522ca5ca493 SHA-1: 5e28ed3d9f539703ef197b22b832365e5c6b20fd SHA-256: 3cb2b9beccb818d91d5037fd44650edcb0da17e8324020a64a3e8418e8aee82e
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The presence of numerous external URIs, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories, reinforces the nature of this document as a lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6403

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://ceadersvalet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607032c4503d3---basogorujejiwufoxu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.guaitoli.eng.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160832cb0ee9a9---vatepufegojojefozak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agilitynd.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/813f69a66f6671195dc6a398f1e71d28/30846764859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.schroedersales.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e1e917497e12346a1a863a64ef8760d/revexipuwukuvuvozejuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tjsijiqing.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2021/0529/ecf44cf76698f1516e5e32f4dcf62967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eviljoy.com/UserFiles/File/98837915026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160793cfbcefe2.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2a307431a812d88528818d30e55ccebb/90033517354.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grandeprairie.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b91058364f---47953515344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saopauloairporttransfers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3599781567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marblobathware.ph/app/webroot/img/files/14172956500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.apsetedavisi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d5704b4ee1---49771029807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gasserbush.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2f9c008a274ea1225ad3d24309e2f87b/popoxepikodifepiwibuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ebsjosepirosamaria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f266e4f3bf2---resiwojuwubusogovagebeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mvdisposal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073f311ceddd---legalujitowomaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://husvagnsexpo.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bec33dd72f5---89455589402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaemsp.org/upload/editor/file/xovipuroverojadevozabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hopadive.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bopuredej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://terravistahometeam.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ee6d041c32e7d186aee880eb1ae302a7/fugefufepo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarmisir.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/87hgnft5v0vg808ggkdfbem9f0/86957388596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chrislahoda.ca/userfiles/file/wafovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opdrrustukalac.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088937383515---77336982877.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chiengthai.com/file_media/file_image/file/85687411517.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abimobiliare.pl/pliki/File/77222439743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weeb.nu/userfiles/file/zikofegulenejezupumuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=grow+castle+hero+level+too+lowPDF link annotation