Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5a4e36dbc97f784f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.6 KB Created: 2021-09-17 09:22:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 1a4e1111ac98cbdb926a8d679d7ddf6c SHA-1: e10bfe8080b72d0f147f96621c92ce96b374e33a SHA-256: 5a4e36dbc97f784fa08cc8c1d104a3fa1f74df4c533c93177f3e4eaadea8c73b
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a large number of embedded URLs, many of which point to domains identified as link farms or hosted on compromised CMS uploads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The document body is heavily obfuscated and unreadable, providing no direct clues to its purpose beyond the embedded links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8649

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://euromarkcreations.com/new/fck_img/file/sinapagotagogamub.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140bc7f31bfd---78456610709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ternovykh.ru/content/file/vetofelefexotavip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinabomi.com/uploads/userfiles/file/90748679980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://naveenent.com/administrator/imagetemp/file/70391085869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dekogard.net/deko/veri/_files/vonagekavotaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://samtekelektrik.com/files/32355879255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d459a07b330af5d8485f262d92b2ede/40214660453.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613bb2e2efb75---66921721063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gtsonline.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b2mtaip7rfnk9pcfsubq68kfht/riruwunamuwewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gulfapex.com/uploads/file/fifonebuboxijexopuxilolig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalmediaminds.com/uploads/files/velapemebomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganteltechnology.com/system/userfiles/file/53301087903.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mikllc.mn/uploads/files/68781726838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://standsimulator.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6843465216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161393abc4a6f8---tefunexamona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kfoodntea.com/dataroom/file/wibakokarituvajef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pvvc.cz/files/72539505391.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unicon-msk.ru/data/files/73580439902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sahyadrisevasanstha.in/userfiles/file/11702814037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://happycondo.leaddeehub.com/userfiles/files/kekidirivowunililozarixov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sportsslife.net/upload/ckfinder/files/kigurugusikuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pc-driver.ru/userfiles/files/67469915263.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=geekbench+android+vs+iosPDF link annotation

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