Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 73112114782beff0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.8 KB Created: 2021-06-16 06:51:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: a9cc799a02cfd9260f2e5de3f28c219b SHA-1: eb7c496441161b2ffce0b36529abbea2254ea7aa SHA-256: 73112114782beff07c8bb3b1b50a0472263f12b31c65eba30a3405f50e280598
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. The file contains numerous URLs, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting it functions as a link farm to distribute further malicious content. The presence of embedded URLs and the heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicate the document's primary purpose is to redirect users to external, potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9327

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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=english+std+9+textbook+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://ahxxzx.com/userfiles/202104/file/88958752249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.masismarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/75c04680d1bf245e3cf6c13e4d39e557/sisujoridojelivalapus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ufu96ik480iiqki6kqhup8qghe/jomovipafulemapalunud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vetranhtuongmamnon.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kih6alo4la8503vh27qo3l9g3k/14789918528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.opencalgary.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b75f52cf6c---fesadirabitogodadudag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.havanasalsa-dance-tours.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/df2690a2d929b1866245f151ae0da918/41077405458.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.britocunhaadvocacia.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072159739fc7---nuker.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abaj.cz/UserFiles/File/suruwitesiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://naseeha.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5780e92995a568f176e2f40f12781b1a/37944702853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071330d56510---53078410617.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onlinetemsilci.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160702cb974bd2---tebibekonujageretakape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osullivanspressurewashing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160722ecf30d18---78399651307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c91b81ed02f---19843587746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://formapolis.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/19366fa8e48b85f128ffc0a26280d02f/8293461465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saraelv.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085e61f9c89b---82958209523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beckydavidsonhomes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b38643b482---nisikusosowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://centrons.com/uploaded/file/197121052260b68e3ee2db1.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jdbailbonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61ae9d0e9bb60bdfb694ffcfccc05b98/dadozojefagutulajas.pdfIn PDF document text