Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 999a74a5e3aa1138…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.4 KB Created: 2021-08-02 07:33:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 75de7008f10465ef040768227ad5b85a SHA-1: 6371a0038ebb19d83c871c988efc9830b08d1502 SHA-256: 999a74a5e3aa1138ffd2456a3ab20b4a7e92c68d13cbeb23e5dc4a025bac5101
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It functions as a link farm, presenting numerous URLs that lead to other PDF files, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites. This suggests a phishing or redirection scheme designed to lead users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8990

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://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0329643d2fb0aa913f6fb4ee72db261b/fezepixaweruxix.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://drsuthichai.com/userfiles/files/44168296950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvhs1967.com/clients/a/aa/aa78cb05297cd93d8a9ab6bd1eb8a3c4/File/jibizenedanusabero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homeaestheticsllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e189f6775e6558d9fe47d76b4f6b3c3d/vufolatifevobafi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c9bfe7c048---95688472510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fixmyhelicopter.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/17275837082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kasaitogo.com/uploads/files/vikabasoruw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sarajevo-inn-grunewald.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4308c0d509---tufonesisuzuzusixobim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3e1b1719ec---90441711540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3dreamvr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/68c083ab69513b359215b5475f0b6c5f/todumevoboxes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mpwlawpa.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/26421381042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://123natura.com/stockages/files/87107769196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a67675569fd---86823568518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://414movement.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d31e985d166208703467e0aae9c9a150/lakonowasokulezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bakoca.hu/files/file/poziwuketojewujel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ewms.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/opcv7768nsdtfirlabce3iapg0/34688012245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdgairconditioning.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082438d43584---76161709004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alibabashipping.com/userfiles/file/fopekuguzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cementfeet.com/userfiles/file/61729525304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thepetrichortouch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8adogsme8h3sim3fefgpt6n21r/nizokazojetebotexuwutuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160876c4c01b37---97256364709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.isnb.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81f3185afef9a6105a7713ce6463fcb3/jidikuzelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://famillespourstarlight.org/clients/a/a9/a9b42c05011d3bb27e7f7ec2ed30324f/File/mozegetigifukane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://postscriptproductions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089ff54070c4---solixokovipedilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=roblox+prison+life+hacks+2019PDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000f168.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF168 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1