Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 72295531e36cc034…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.2 KB Created: 2021-09-14 01:14:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 3318cf7d7c76b07b55796293e78b38d4 SHA-1: 443aadefa53d9272a49f4f74afc3e716d496fb46 SHA-256: 72295531e36cc03465da4a260389b01c2cad8a7241ea0bedd240f6051b12e26a
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous external links, many pointing to disposable domains or compromised WordPress sites, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself is indicative of a lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7355

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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+alchemist+by+paulo+coelho+free+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://umrllc.com/userfiles/files/78887376567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lorofilmes.com/Uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wefuzujomudotel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicopetrillo.eu/userfiles/files/2617901152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://posicert.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-11/20210911185522704353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laserinnsbruck.com/static/sudusugas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gbagencement.fr/uploads/file/jelamelutamefufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://domosplast.hu/files/file/17393797803.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gvs-russia.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/suximem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krallarintavugu.com/upload/file/gofevogodiwap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ketgate.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d227db824ed1371b1497868fe1b8e6ed/3254307019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onnetsolution.in/userfiles/file/dotizelizixakazuvomom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--49st2et51duvk.com/upload/files/22599986844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://giteduguedesboires.fr/userfiles/file/losajuvaduki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mk-promotions.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nidakan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ee11054a7b---59591780086.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autoprofi.ua/userfiles/file/36706867652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://culfordequestriancentre.org/UserFiles/file/8461271632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boldogelet.hu/media/zizigize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133d344e0c95---41478948186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toitureetfacade.fr/data/Files/zexenuvuwiwar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.opencalgary.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d28970f4da---69343412561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamepinleri.com/calisma2/files/uploads/76211508482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aap0abfiql8h.xn--p1ai/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85734712271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santabruna.cl/upload/file/30808847509.pdfIn PDF document text

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