Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 705f9914d6b4fa3e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.7 KB Created: 2021-10-01 05:52:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 8261632b43d7f938227bda2fc0dc64c0 SHA-1: 8b1f0453e53fe0b5a581175fc81b6e494b0fe65f SHA-256: 705f9914d6b4fa3eb840bc3cea1e83a21c39f7ad93a7992c07ce23580520a39f
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple domains, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely as a phishing lure or a downloader for further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6441

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://nhahangthanghuong.com/uploads/files/bexefumaxefesufogi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://sbcnepal.com/images/file/kimozazuwawiwogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b0e0481190---pevuxilisofajoluzoti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://whatshoulditcostme.com/userfiles/file/84941078947.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://technok.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d0f4acb21ba94739c617530c4a4cbef/keroboxevixinelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phunggia.biz/userfiles/file/46664287554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://komunalno-vrgorac.hr/files/gasavivosuzuzuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sun-green.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wazavigafitelixipogeruri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nailseasupportgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/15ee749ded7c21ceb5131081b55dceb7/lewapesemofejarebibutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seosanhrd.com/userfiles/file/37988859628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sitarofindiamd.com/userfiles/file/44794060928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lsp.od.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0enpaen6v007vagnu5rh5u7604/tuvikuxudanugeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altus.pl/userfiles/file/kifoteli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://malir-naterac.info/UserFiles/File/85980554581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cl-metalparts.com/d/files/15201157833.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tamtam.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d5c2b573f5c22fc7cdd940cf7f708f1/22777006874.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://everest-c.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1529879666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideakliniksisli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16150a17094d64---zimokusewosidose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://calson.garment-pro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91623540755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://traffictkt.com/viking1/uploads/files/sabudiwitugujod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dawnraytech.985.tw/data/file/userfiles/files/ponabividawapeginipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autoskola-scp.com/files/waramizevaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tipkeo.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/figororazore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miet.hu/kepek/44547639901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+clear+cache+android+10PDF link annotation