Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6c832df918a5122f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

67.1 KB Created: 2021-06-06 16:46:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 0117cceffe4f6b6c5ca741c14c198c18 SHA-1: 280747beea51e2c4b59df9a63a46d2c1565b3003 SHA-256: 6c832df918a5122f7b80ecea8dbfed203e281dd0daad04a71ac670080cc7050c
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting it functions as a link farm for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristics indicate it is likely attempting to redirect users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7571

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 https://catamma.ru/uplcv?utm_term=mercedes+benz+a+class+2005+owners+manual PDF link annotation
    • https://blokhol.com/upload/files/62663046640.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a36c1fbcaf8---88237373201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fsnn.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099a3c308e02---bedutuwevubiru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.segurosfacility.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a354ccbcaaf---zeluludipola.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b54923683eb---gutitomusejavezufogobigul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://latework.cz/soubory/xorubedorogagakomim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arihantgranites.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j4o452aujggc0v6opsbces34g7/14149688854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.siscard.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b664c986107---lowekozewaraxujufipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rybczewice.pl/userfiles/file/fozonesoduborema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fifatravels.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607aed7567ac6---52530661009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rmissio.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f7b7f48385---63745473369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trsbarriersdirect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hlj9bu2knmhnhg26mtug97hu6g/powarovibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canvasations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o5vt8qfgoadbd4hja1b24asen5/8733115214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mziagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n2p4qomafs31n9a3lut699djbf/85524449711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teraval.cz/res/file/bujexeweberuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smoothnomad.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/anknn6fa4pfa7709dbk1b1dlnd/jiwotuluwivapolib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094493209dac---33083693186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trainternational.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b0fc2e7f17---81476144692.pdfIn PDF document text