Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9628d467825a856a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

54.0 KB Created: 2021-09-02 00:03:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 175f4693c70fc80b977d716bff141771 SHA-1: 770eb256644702c2ca6e8a179d0f928f657e9002 SHA-256: 9628d467825a856a0c47fc22198ab5e229d94a2f13c197aced8ce98948c6e299
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains numerous links, many of which point to websites hosted on compromised CMS platforms, indicating a phishing or malicious redirection attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to lure users to malicious sites or download further malware. No scripts were extracted from this sample.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8798

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://www.injamal.es/nueva/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26660129222.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://thehamptonsbloomington.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075c2ae7cbfe---lolunitutopowabizixarovoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humantouchtranslations.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/160f5758f1844c---ronovisaxasapalajasumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spencershaulageltd.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a5a5b44255562706e3ff5d566603af9a/29870443338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://obermeyer-modemarkt.de/upload/file/21685483902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ladychief.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d8eaac0bb2215a1c77c94048177b3089/95422917715.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://liantoong.com/archive/upload/files/ganadejitisezogebejedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agsposure.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b78d87c8ed031cc1a11a892130572d4/kexavigozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlanthealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7da777ddf362e4c85d4bc2598a867986/tedoralovimaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchirieriavioane.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a1ec3c83b0---23448928506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://big-cash.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lcvunf3i5b6fkm888uhl0j5uk0/42402005693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ijdsir.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30365469206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://195exim.com/datas/files/98617611081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://janandpoos.com/clients/872640/File/12520030976.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deforma.it/userfiles/files/raxosotezexinixezujozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artospace.com/pics/file/11705601866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enewind.com/pliki/file/vumomarogobidogibuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupogmec.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c85ab4d5585---vizifupexaruzikid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bestcoloringpages.com/userfiles/file/38474680558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artenika.pl/fck/file/18273873710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mwflower.com/upimagesfile///vekeritapurikebegatijuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://b2b-intelligence.it/uploads/file/movoputitedupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.drop-lok.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a60fd2ee712---tivurujaderotidikogetilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sealskinz.ru/files/file/11622112364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adler-leitishofen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16117e07f3a4fb---ruwuxakawitoweba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=optical+illusions+and+the+brainPDF link annotation