Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ca1981fd6937efb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.1 KB Created: 2021-09-02 00:02:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: c80887aa6cb4a7882c19f24b026cba82 SHA-1: 4da01c3731b52017439ffcb40e1069c597526c36 SHA-256: 4ca1981fd6937efbbaecb195200b4cd0a23f304e84ce58ebbf7c4cca4bf2dd2c
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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, directing users to multiple compromised websites, including those hosted on WordPress uploads. The presence of external URIs and link farms suggests the document is designed to redirect users to potentially malicious content or phishing sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7145

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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=wolves+in+native+american+culture PDF link annotation
    • http://for-rent-antwerp.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610011bfd67c6---18389558795.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aksaaydinlatma.com/img/editor/image/file/31246155214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jfac.kr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/visuwaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holderit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608edf15872c5---kezotuwizurivuzuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ciabrini-immobilier.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vo89hq7v9lspql6avcbk7fjnnb/jamuvuparumitupon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emergent-partners.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f4693c40345---71626315827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87313765620.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almuhja.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52417738913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acronimocostanzo.com/userfiles/file/kiropekukajomapurexizurit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.infranetltd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bf662408e5---fatenuzijekiwujupajekowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jungvassar.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/14058824814.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.veronicaneal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/1611e9591b593c---wakodewexumuwuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ivanamihic.com//files/lasutef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fsanaq.com/upload/file/210801230325229752mtgiaeggpahb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://urotunisia.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/84172543782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asu.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3dvon9ndlqach4burargmcgj7k/xepeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adance0112.com/upfile/editor/file/fupugojuxorolutirefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kryotherapie.net/neu/userfiles/file/bafuramivibaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shinyjewellers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ojanc5t68c8qjdkh9p7e0ssqv1/kisawivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://audreyheselmans.com/_files/file/34217027536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://makemycake.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ld3k7gbjv8lu6d5fafrdtpf0os/juxevuwisowipulidafotaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poexali.org/static/image/_u/system/files/57242246657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dralituncer.net/userfiles/file/turigabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e45e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE45E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc70.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC70 16412 bytes
SHA-256: d7389bd3f0d0f59980ee62a96b75a815cf6a752e32953c77a951e6ef6f06623a
font_02_sfnt_off00012661.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12661 10552 bytes
SHA-256: c6bb2d9a6b00d066c299e1ea8ca1b81b988309be0252b78f6e8ca587e900bfbf