Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7f2e4df89397a74a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.1 KB Created: 2021-08-06 21:52:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: fac98f818d503e2f4ad0130539d412ed SHA-1: 06a6ede9575c5dc474622eb0c9f2f684f016a0c2 SHA-256: 7f2e4df89397a74a160d0334e4a3843bd51ff16945d5e5bb53e64ca9fdc8df8c
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The file was detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan and flagged by an ML classifier, indicating malicious intent. It contains numerous external URIs and link farms pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage and other disposable hosting sites. These links are likely used to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6354

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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=watts+autopsy+report+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://project-lovcen.me/userfiles/file/69556179578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.trafikyaren.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7ikp59qia1km1rgv8uvk8pj054/gevememazarepeviwelexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dietacud.eu/upload/file/24723677776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rolstoellift.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609837c53f090---25257575148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mikllc.mn/uploads/files/sixax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tobywells.org/media/fckdir/file/bunenabof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crystalsteakandstogie.com/clients/1/1d/1dbb6d5698303b6304ae84622e226a19/File/puwevonufevunudis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://singaporeroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f4391af61335b753a4edc766891a8b74/86931468415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sygimportaciones.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/27vndb4ifugpmhuiuqc2kokko6/susonukunimofumevoboni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ljhalls.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23cb80d4e13bdb885f55530e40a02dd5/lubavezulibuxulipuxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sehersirin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076a0cdc7d29---fonivoziv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parentini.it/userfiles/files/fanudefamadasemidunovivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3xlove.com/uploadfile/file/samipulapejexuku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://portsidestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6f538c4e377f2c6166e8f05826b8bc2a/32027036357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://areicon.com/images/file/737982509.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dnepropress.net/files/file/fenodesukov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ilovechardonnayhills.com/userimages/toponuziwoxotagekutobudu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seeandhearbetter.ie/img/shop//contents/kogifovut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpha-cp.com/userfiles/file/81832281120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://campermagazine.tv/public/file/wigilitufasovilewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blissrenewbeauty.com/newerac2c/userfiles/file/47380321248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e9016357e07---xinapazexibuwezexumesava.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bompentax.com/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/wugadazusigesapazedokes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cosmikkino.ru/sadm_files/92065429302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000fefe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFEFE 19660 bytes
SHA-256: 670d15cfc80b0e49987e12cc5cafbcb07c07a13a4d58a357cb9ac1560fb9694b