Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6bfd8e64ab77f1ea…

MALICIOUS

PDF

64.0 KB Created: 2021-07-03 17:26:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-02
MD5: a0b37c4c0f308305e3c61f47ec04f600 SHA-1: 72ac0d5aa806af91ae91337dfe8e2cdd875a27c5 SHA-256: 6bfd8e64ab77f1ea14bfeaef742744e233a974759dced5352fff7d33696171c9
94 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier. 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 malicious score 0.5245

Heuristics 4

  • 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://fortlauderdalelimorental.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085be08dd3b6---58917562318.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://bellina.pl/userfiles/file/fixotagajonubuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bettenbaehren.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba52b7bdb91---ratoxuporif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.femregenx.co.za/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7e86ilsh2v97rfl8khm80219nt/dojajurezolubuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frontlinetherapist.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/594b01b0fd0f50b93f450aebc61a24b7/72216298645.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brylka-kfz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075f79fa213a---popew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://keramann.ru/uploads/files/12339227197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://htfcompact.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4844865a4721ec8575f9c8c70eaf2bea/90980028381.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaumont-residence.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j4ca80da064le6e7imipt8idt4/13941809736.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hongshengfish.com/uploadfiles/2021051417351416573.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://christschoolblr.in/userfiles/file/ruwepar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ag-concept.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3509311749023aa62fd619359591d948/sozefufemibajekesusise.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096838cc8ba7---44424174342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mko-yug.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c9ceff1e6d435968e4a17dd42d052b04/37316183385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thehideawayresortpattaya.com/userfiles/files/dezetuxitubipuxesaxixenur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.physioaktivkramer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a41f026da86---21808486181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://serwisnawigacji.pl/userfiles/file/40851437131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aiswaryamatrimonials.com/fck_uploads/file/tojuzovetubale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.abcklima.hu//data/editorfile/23044258115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nbrownies.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb91c4548c7---62649969901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noukos.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087ec24a451c---45034125169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mdsalon.ru/img/lib/file/jelukanelap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://witnesstherealist.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ab9e107c3890fb23d7ec44dacde4844/45048929659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=living+in+llanelliPDF link annotation

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