Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b61f86e96f68f84b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

64.0 KB Created: 2021-06-13 00:35:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: aaa77ebda25814c75fd6cb79c5d4d84b SHA-1: 9257b98322969a23475ed77f31cd684c07645325 SHA-256: b61f86e96f68f84b9733ef3191d803c821cf743f9cae3aba177de49ac1e5939c
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a phishing or trojan threat. It contains numerous links to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting it's part of a link farm designed to distribute malware. The primary URL, 'https://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=psd+file+download+12x36', is presented as a download for a PSD file, likely a lure to trick users into downloading a malicious payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8599

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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=psd+file+download+12x36 PDF link annotation
    • http://southportrubbish.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607283035b107---wobotu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160984847b7a7e---vosugoduronesotelemus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agendatourvietnam.com/hinhanh/file/24187368873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radioemka.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2c14757b46---sazixodudedizugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asijskepotraviny.cz/files/file/12716045769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elonsummerstorage.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608454dce00df---60011433007.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fortlauderdalelimorental.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfb6c7b91dc---9886914481.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/232159cce1eb1ae5161f9bc49dacc209/pijuvinunirogubelip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dom-nenilovo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8d684d62e876d34547fb502ca45fd32d/73789331199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085b00921318---lirir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbensonmft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b30517c2a85ace8e7fff6594b3fd0fa/maxaledolenitadovejari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aldea.work/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7e6fe160b473e370d90ffcbf22f05e37/98252862438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evocative.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076833ef2cc5---xogurexuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atut-biuro.com/uploaded/file/47962127200.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gz-topstar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bef2acc856646c5a36d67ec29f6ed1f9/zerabuvituzebakavumivoxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.anandtirth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7rpecvo04ssbj97i6207qc4h61/godegiwitu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bethtikvahevents.ca/clients/2/20/20a91c0cb94b02964b0d1c5d980f1596/File/wunonotuvolibaneta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://woonhuislift.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092eaad49737---nosalarurafepomikolupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000eb82.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB82 5176 bytes
SHA-256: 9e5669e2900611a6b70db317b3b06d3761b9d6e513e415745b7519f6ab232174