Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 91ce542380bbc136…

MALICIOUS

PDF

65.1 KB Created: 2021-09-01 05:09:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: b023fd4fefb053cddfe8dad678f6753c SHA-1: ede6c0a7846d383c4e28b557ed66b1b4a1991fd9 SHA-256: 91ce542380bbc136991b985826055e9862c9687f83bb2bd07076c876f892b82d
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a link farm pointing to numerous external URLs, with several hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The document body is heavily obfuscated and unreadable, providing no direct clues to its purpose beyond the heuristic findings.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8757

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://alibabaoman.com/basefile/alibabaomancom/files/goruka.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://chamsocmuihong.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/624dtnb8dgm6g4lnhrabnh2buj/dubuluronabulozit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16124ed60b670e---jutowopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://actorconseil.com/files/file/welurinurad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tubietelbar.hu/uploadfile/75463586252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ncfouting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e346de251b---jusafukigoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jlm-kg.com/uploads/file/65670138850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074500373d85---66271973835.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dfa-finanz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2e534272b2---49830727596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elitelawnsolutions.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f8rsug48ams229dms3fha3hepv/nujapobasikikulurokupuwa.pdfIn PDF document text
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    • http://uptownfallschurch.com/uploads/files/xoduzurune.pdfIn PDF document text
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    • http://namadagaskare.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/82166929680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.molinoag.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c57b291502---norinex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://liveranigioielli.it/userfiles/files/vazibefimidowebawanojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3dreamvr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/15e051d2484c21ed3151c1b37c3e7fc6/zubejesuvarexulofigebuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fotofidelity.cz/userfiles/file/kogowefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yellowstonewildlife.com/meretofabaruti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://osakadentalcare.com/contents//files/29509545811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2acontractor.it/images/file/kezipavoxore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joefairless.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61e394828548b9ad970d9aecde7b2e3a/66805125853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://callhfelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080e883397b3---newovujelibimuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=the+battle+is+not+your+scripturePDF link annotation