Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 477141ea374f453f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

64.0 KB Created: 2021-06-27 01:01:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-25
MD5: 8f69e5790f04b7b530b3cc1d547d84b1 SHA-1: d032d830d5a316260a197f84156891996b58fc8a SHA-256: 477141ea374f453fb6f4ee60f89d7ccb96cee59e3c7e143be3e63c311a1a8f67
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4984

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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=can+dogs+eat+cocktail+shrimp PDF link annotation
    • https://aryaayur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609daeb238f47---tutafov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gingerwooddesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc545a88324---44732259924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.spoton.pet/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tdothokh25e1upnc8nml2o1lm6/pajuwososefugen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkhigh65.com/clients/4970/File/21109003637.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.myhhsi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/afd32296df565c1e83be7635c44cb0c1/jurug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tykhestudiodesigns.com/clients/7/73/7311521ca682816632878891c231d107/File/18906970063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adance0112.com/upfile/editor/file/31504745481.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isdoor.ru/uploads/files/49962481675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://outsourcedbackoffice.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d676cfbc476d54489291847ab3c9447/loletuguveda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hptindia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609beb58a597c---90012937057.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acpiindia.com/userfiles/file/8897874302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dentinale.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f69c03876e3cd9fd5be32b329e522a9/lipiwasovilorilelis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadianrelocation.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093255d3382b---rademogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aleeblog.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/083e1q75ib046hgnqgcd0t2517/defapivexotenojijegazexej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9911991560a19d2c21658a1a04ce884d/14485221067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rmdschoolandcollege.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5mpbcdo4dn27fn1iu8lnqj8js4/81555986649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dmn.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ff4adc346d---84689707622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tolgyesvolgy.hu/userfiles/file/kajulimejikoroju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lushexperiences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160911a1f0e589---73390946370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nisbd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070ae49122ac---sujeresa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osullivanspressurewashing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5d027bbba8---notetomologefixijerumur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classicalgardenstatues.com/uplds/file/vezobudemeditotifevudoruf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c66b3566bc---karewixedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.advancedevents.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089ace473710---24821491020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b68d9fefac5---21226806738.pdfIn PDF document text