Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8ea86dc701256719…

MALICIOUS

PDF

58.1 KB Created: 2021-07-21 10:34:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 0133c89c5e48e1309b121a71f868db12 SHA-1: d0f0cdc57aa6a557eb2da30798d0fee70d3b3525 SHA-256: 8ea86dc701256719877bd0f9d3b2c782eefddc7fb693290a7bad367104f02878
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous links to compromised WordPress sites, indicating it functions as a link farm. Heuristics suggest these links are part of a phishing or malware distribution scheme. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6735

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • 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 http://omniatel.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6babec629a---reduzadokazisagubeme.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://mls.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/91e43420d1121a0656858b01e8054dc7/bozosivox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patc.fr/imagesfile/71215153691.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.businesswatchguardingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1immknbavfp407rbb8pivnd4r5/12410241380.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sgdivorcelawyers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/edb3339440dc1bd5949e67cdfdeddd57/bufapijabozipur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laneopx.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608dd9bebac4d---65762133333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suportti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4374d767ae---13746389391.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetinelektrik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160824d967f686---86948107857.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barcabianca.eu/upload/file/fipabavirozumezawamizum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a332a98c302---wamizezewedesiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jollytime.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dab6f0790381748a4ca6eb982835d8d2/nerewepodosobumonovem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salonlomi.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609443a187909---21193423927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://traveletrust.com/basefile/traveletrustcom/files/pogur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dipinkrishna.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b566795293b---kajatonarikerolebofet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cadbe2865d9---27293942929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exactblue.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f4197b946fe---kitiwuxetesaxewozawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5762a886c0---40691602504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsinc.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f7b0de1138652cfe6a34c127fcaf611/33441007831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grand-forge.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f9d56edb9849c6cb3f4d0f641fe166e9/89056158760.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hogan1973.com/clients/d/d4/d4eda5e2427b34f3a15374adde9a77da/File/besilukop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bright-inter.com/file_media/file_image/file/setofefule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=one+after+another+meaningPDF link annotation