Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5f7921b22252b7f4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.6 KB Created: 2021-06-07 17:04:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 2d47f16eb1e031906d1034e23c8b6c54 SHA-1: 5939a4598695b373dd6aa7be68aec52cf585ee0a SHA-256: 5f7921b22252b7f44e6dde6a353f5139a4c84834170386873d0c4746748adf11
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which appear to be hosted on compromised WordPress installations. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The embedded URLs and link farm structure suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7779

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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=el+increible+mundo+de+gumball+capitulos+completos+latino PDF link annotation
    • https://sevsport.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9aaec4d0944dc6581606043dc18c2e3f/25913085932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hotel-margherita.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a35dde7983b---vonipajugawexotudewig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vaughanreunion.com/clients/7/7c/7cfe0b8ff6d5e3136a6575a9b258a09c/File/23074742777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://buddingheights.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160856620b6ad7---wexijutulapod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://normel.org/files/upload/file/xinaropuwefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160909279e16cb---41174549623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagumul.com/file_upload/spaw_upload/file/20210526074955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debsluxe.com/clients/1/17/174397649ed9f07baa8f9d9f48c72a4d/File/81036945944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://voicelux.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/499bae94a40aec7c044d4373513f3c12/88939481383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fieldofgreen.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/31e91a78ffeac05a66b48991fad3b54a/23921879455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brenno-tojestto.pl/userfiles/file/76765900191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.allterra.group/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c8bf041b401bf6e6feac99af236f48c/94864765407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chocolatycakes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdb4ba33e05---romebosukuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lirealestatelitigator.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8d8eb8add51281cbd7d8872b055f1450/23555932432.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sahrugs.com/userfiles/file/72273738409.pdfIn PDF document text