Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 621f9cab4da63976…

MALICIOUS

PDF

51.2 KB Created: 2021-06-20 01:31:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 562ec468b6889fe7074efa7f158c99a6 SHA-1: 7863a6d3593c7dd23b97b26c80432b3a9fc138d1 SHA-256: 621f9cab4da6397601d48d9c38d91ca97a6595d6c54258958f3dad5c22b01c98
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs are indicative of malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7206

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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=convert+5.2+miles+to+km PDF link annotation
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a38e124344---diladadofuzupugoti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kasintorn.com/images/upload/files/pobujozemurivas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gsccn.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098843ad9e68---kovapog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fandimnarodaku.cz/upload/file/jivunugetati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://auxerretv.com/content/public/file/88511857613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beautifullifeuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e64e54960b37e6679e38f112e8473f14/3346050899.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://incucinaconalberta.com/userfiles/files/nawejaxetojopases.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alamansyria.com/userfiles/file/87443519026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sgestrecho.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5bd7f8c3fc---lovejaliwudubatutuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074c73b0e190---75484032857.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----9sbccjdbca7cyaieg1a3j.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1a8797d04c3743eda4abac86a2a665da/43744652603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asiarsolutions.com/userfiles/file/wafumunowiwofegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6fb9171004---49721413283.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2girlstrippin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160843d79a84b3---sagilopusetixemu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sevsport.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/148b97473868d13f0ec54992875db63b/51827741527.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.couleurs-et-jardin.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c9541e710f---tewunosazesomamixigimafaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akdenizokullari.k12.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bi7ncjjs0be0ujsggub0bcrdcq/60276829437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thecandystoresudbury.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/np2jgnr7u958sdopmcauso7omj/bazifuvire.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://m2m2design.com/userfiles/labududo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jiptv.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ol98us2u4m0j2ji8jkgu2i7jst/derikaraxafekuletadele.pdfIn PDF document text