Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ba342658bcdeb800…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.7 KB Created: 2021-09-18 18:12:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 1198d204e9acbbf203d88430fc038801 SHA-1: 410747c677c25027523da48026a8c85f9d05c589 SHA-256: ba342658bcdeb80015dd761e89c56409368ac12fa38dcb45a4046a412c43bc11
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a large number of embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature. No scripts were extracted, and the document body was unreadable.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8977

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://legend-chang.com/UserFiles/files/pukoropafiwoj.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://friulanamarmi.it/images/file/pifolapivawutupebesas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://potlista.com/file/files/pokevepupijokixudekowim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fitnessrev.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ahq97flsv9htle7e0j9v17pedp/mozizasim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ideviceplus.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/davaveviduwiretu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sciattella.net/images/file/53916304247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nollve.com/img/editor/image/file/84801035222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ciiinnovationsummit.com/ci/userfiles/files/jotabusopekomigonorejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pappteam.hu/userfiles/file/61390591353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kliningstroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131b0554f368---jitiguboveripuketuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiolorenzoni.eu/userfiles/files/giditukojidetuwukokemado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoitruyengiaocodocvietnam.com/uploads/image/files/vadezevedobimiwikodunax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://servicedental.it/userfiles/files/rotapopetuvapusijufukuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shepardinteriordesign.com/rw/upload/file/24310624666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ryouhurt.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/5169438932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webrekruit.com/php_codes/Scott/VieauAssociates/code/userfiles/file/bilokalitak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jss-moms.si/upload/File/zulodetegoxumorigesal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://steclotildehorton.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138867fc09bb---78493203173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://louisamerino.com/userfiles/file/kuxirimomuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zivotzaokny.eu/res/file/99202258822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autonoleggioassereto.com/file/21163466698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.smwiarus.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45092730983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stl-hk.net/userfiles/zulakoneg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=ten+sports+live+freePDF link annotation