Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6d599a87a475cc08…

MALICIOUS

PDF

52.2 KB Created: 2021-09-03 09:49:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-02
MD5: f8bafa16173fa2d8c33a1331d629457f SHA-1: 82d7ff0b37705ccfa4bfcf0002e4dcd4d4363ed6 SHA-256: 6d599a87a475cc08403ea4f3be304b78c270789aa48c91e64d6cd91fa456f96e
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. It contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristics suggest an attempt to lure users to malicious sites, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6680

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://acsalma.hu/userfiles/files/tikasejigojasepevud.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://readxyz.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3c6689674821ef91c1a644f8e810de9/pawasuzatomitipinuledek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shotclock.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/759c846bf54a641788f9df578ecbc662/fevelunapagotafazigalina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skuplaptop.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f5bdda9681---76050275988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://philippinesroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd7e3d905e40d083968269d3d062ebf2/mejusilepuwomirituruv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floorco.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/49f0f9ead4d9be86ad43eca689e2bdfe/64073034316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orarestauratorisaf.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161310f1dcbbe9---lusafowegukivepaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marwaautorepair.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/15759795484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newabel.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lojodegifijuweletovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://learnersdigest.org/userfiles/file/merajovozejon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://markasib.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xotegusebetugisafaxigaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bergfin.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d79337b13c1---negobuwixasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inlikeflintlogistics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b886cc6647---17129700543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lifemartrealestateconnect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hbs9ftri0kqnfpou10tprk4ob4/56805987320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jkbprivateiti.com/userfiles/file/puwogibuxusinidabasixamaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theclubburger.com/uploads/files/tudodulowegibasobomifokam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cottonweb.net/userfiles/file/refude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aldo-ins.com/userfiles/file/zukukirikavud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dok-vo.ru/userfiles/file/91152669457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bufolari.com/public/immagini/file/roxugejezirobetudefofun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://foxtailmag.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5de7054ee0a5e7b7336c67f29c7b9615/10579121069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiocastigli.eu/userfiles/files/rajefovilef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ekopaczka.pl/imgbrama/files/11756109307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ehs1958.org/clients/73155/File/61973618579.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aostavet.it/userfiles/files/37914615907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=the+hindu+newspaper+pdf+appPDF link annotation