Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b919472bf976f575…

MALICIOUS

PDF

134.6 KB Created: 2021-05-07 09:08:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: cc448168405c6545adff662420278377 SHA-1: 5bca71cf66fad4fc731a1b3fad6ea16f6d4392d7 SHA-256: b919472bf976f5750ebb38e81f064be0488a39755e7a06f29a0acfad212e2747
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites and disposable hosting, characteristic of a link farm used to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, and the document body is heavily obfuscated, preventing a more detailed analysis of the specific lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9303

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 http://www.uppld.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160852353e796b---wekuzojiwu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://amartzon.store/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7543a404f8f7a9e7c8859cca5e2af99f/zikefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thanhlamresort.vn/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607baf5917917---73881569279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q9jmplbk00vba4hbjuji7obqbn/73241371143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sygimportaciones.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/huhb7344dk4fbom5vnh9gt1nm4/61956046357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrachoff.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/813ffabdfcae2a2c0009688b4bb63cc6/3264179686.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160739067ae947---43211017269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gunyagder.org.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o9dvom1rbk0qnuu0ovfq7ed0a3/88874258469.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://workprohealth.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081362342c8a---zumeludaniduvax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hcs1000.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2a6b106afc4b045c6148d8b5798817e3/zetedimemifajeboxabifet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theshairpodcast.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7215ec7d6dd6c8a304494339ce849580/fugaxuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160770e8d7a32f---39955617105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://a2designbg.com/userfiles/file/5144543457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://festivaldeliteraturadepereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c9c842b34f---75468398037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5529dcad7b6c89e883683084dd40ab91/58661407283.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://islandsvefir.is/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r7lffp3bu43oh9589tp86mtdfl/17261239053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=workbook+answers+of+hearts+and+handsPDF link annotation