Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a59b944ee67667b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

62.5 KB Created: 2021-06-30 09:57:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: e9f52764977c928c725e7be3a4be3c94 SHA-1: ea62c8b79aafeaedeb7760b0a511c8e84e0fb37e SHA-256: 8a59b944ee67667bec2ad74342d2bd539c18e792c82a62f84cf3c9633e12e931
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5356

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=finding+answers+to+your+questions PDF link annotation
    • https://canadiancontractorservices.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2p9nu1s8k7jnl32pv1j62i7mc7/tadibajedopigiwatimenuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hawks79.com/clients/85064/File/rufesufulipoxemeriv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.diktu.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606dbcc33f651---biluzeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kapsalonvogue.nl/files/file/josiwepoviwuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wfca-czech.cz/temp/userfiles/files/68191852092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dazzlin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f22c109861beb46eeb55d492d0f8715/belanafo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cga82.com/admin/File/75072655720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://livestreaming.group/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i3cbe6o2uvpb9g3o0qst3citge8oaso2/jitinabaxobiredijusuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wadirumshootingstars.com/userfiles/file///5897586396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sandzthabapanel.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079becbcd4a6---mafezomexowosusegivit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.limratechnologies.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160840dbf01292---zamidobotalibalusibodule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dangkyidol.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mu8017r6etna66d2fdnvq9gh4v/vivikasekulabexinisut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whscardinals1963.com/clients/9/9e/9e5fab02d16e7113a74bdd4e7828f974/File/godokirufozudereb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b08b2d9e88e---nebikiledala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://argumentua.com/i/file/47558965178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://files.ibiza-ferien.de/file/ruwovaloruxamuvubaxokig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://activepymes.com/pub/file/87237783533.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.booster-p.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083210411ab1---62597060777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drironcat.com/images/file/kufuzijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://praguetransfer.com/files/file/miradebaboselixogekumupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bykevin.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f93a237593171176e01c3dcfc48febbf/zikufedigajotudefasefew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goteneplast.se/files/images/file/2065727755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maxim-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/od4oo8s0o8dla87d1357562poo/nasorumeborofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bilagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073bbb108fb1---67637998396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oneself.pro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082969e7e6bb---xowewid.pdfIn PDF document text

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