Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f52dc4782eedb1a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.6 KB Created: 2021-06-09 18:24:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-24
MD5: 0b404d0d1abbbdf11093903195217dbd SHA-1: b17b9f80ad6fd962ecdefe2750deb35f60b21728 SHA-256: 9f52dc4782eedb1a2a8faaa43b685e778baa03a65bec63b6b4c2a082c3a92356
94 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by 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 0.7280

Heuristics 4

  • 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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=miracle+box+crack+2.82+free+download PDF link annotation
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e4bf960040---wuwomadulorusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0e9a01d203---bubalesigijutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupogmec.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092d7b4c3d8e---20540330704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b97ec7b29ed---85859633885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.electriclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dcdff7b09095d986602565b20518290c/91240244844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phrabat.net/UserFiles/File/judipagija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.teppiche-waschen-hamburg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607295bb8601f---romoxezosokobopoxabetewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiogiovannone.com/userfiles/files/gajam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b3f327ca3f---wunekowilidegunofowir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hacunamatata.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fbd825505583800f30ae8d111c2d902c/19521871928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hamburgeriaagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hom7cipapdhee6rokd0furrvvc/23228746504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seabeachthailand.com/UserFiles/file/loruxozobitobif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fellowpeo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e61469c596e548564bfd62785757c99c/vudelutufodelufevuxutak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vakukh.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/306a206bede0fd795a8fae129b412e74/39518030234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a137f4d9810---11175318157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wholisticvibrations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd342dd4f45aa5236c31e304d33f01de/22552899243.pdfIn PDF document text