Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 43b6212ae52d98f8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.7 KB Created: 2021-07-01 14:55:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 12a14b7bd6cd1a23f41484abf68304cb SHA-1: 04a23955213e1ea0fe9d2f20b9c930698e1ff0ee SHA-256: 43b6212ae52d98f8ceed2d847c931232869c7bd2be1f0bdca5a2c701197e3773
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains a link farm directing to multiple compromised WordPress upload directories, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 and ML classification further support its malicious nature. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging these links to lure users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6717

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://www.risingstars.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094844b93bd2---sozukifug.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://viajespereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608caacad1386---32459069520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stevis.cz/files/file/tabesuzililodozepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kino-profi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7b8bfb4a926ccf2664856194f1d19160/66209729169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sbnjl.com/userfiles/files/38948564590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jetzterstrecht.hamburg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/quvgjhbf1m5gtugpma6vqppknn/jubopabuwiwekujirit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://okazdedziecko.pl/_files/Media/file/fudotibuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musorcentrum.hu/files/article/file/89048752773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dermalab.pl/userfiles/file/59434459137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.prowallpanama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/443f040f529b844d7cfb711f5c9772d1/12247501687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.assignproject.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a9a00a2faf---21761507586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://t2sc.me/userfiles/xokajagipaminujisaluwif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dentherapia.hu/files/file/timusowetozigazafewapikig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unicornproduction.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ffc1e9f306ec163f7934d0e562d1ce88/kawopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mijneigenlift.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c051434670---46071044794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.britocunhaadvocacia.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078c54387692---wefevonewiniviter.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.analfissur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160798efda97c8---94087759027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.crossfitparamaribo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d7b69e753b2---16849004574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zxsolar.com/d/files/junonig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kamber.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8a1dcc91a75066572baa3d9d4876fcb4/pibavif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://files.ibiza-ferien.de/file/56407252554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.birapart.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b05523a9293---jofiseliz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helpagesl.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160863dfea7988---bisejoxivolimasag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flycam.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607702ed2a216---kojadidijupederarak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=darcey+crying+90+day+fiancePDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ef99.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF99 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1