Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bab59bdfa9ca1f32…

MALICIOUS

PDF

67.8 KB Created: 2021-07-08 01:30:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: b241ed9541a0c11b1710732fff67c239 SHA-1: 373dd364877ad713874c50b94e9106db1191a4ca SHA-256: bab59bdfa9ca1f32d961f9ddb7cdd9db37fb7ab8bb2b845ae87be1b124565331
194 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. It contains multiple links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress installations or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content. The primary heuristic indicates a PDF link to an algorithmically generated URL, likely serving as a lure to download a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6678

Heuristics 6

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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.tomasjelinek.com/img/pub/file/gagaxanudisu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://seednseed.com/admin/fckfiles/file/zifedezavujomutufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stevis.cz/files/file/50989641411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stallion-international.com/userfiles/file/texonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://h1t-url12shio-turbo.com/contents//files/wuribivurutajulori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ikedatosou.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609157f75bbfc---62644750910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gemculture.com/userfiles/file/41155080267.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2hhjt12assea78k2smukpdood5/xekatidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://holzhaus-suedtirol.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d98f544f52---33315936778.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ibiforstarlight.org/clients/3/3c/3cfcca4e360ca8807b7dd7d6e7cbeae0/File/47250274697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scales-center.com/shop/fck_file/file/vodapemakamusulaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamachine.nl/userfiles/file/93390002539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lostsoulsmemorialnj.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a9127fd7e6d33bbbaf7ad05bcc8a2ac7/fafired.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alihuata.com/userfiles/file/1929690622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a451c569c2---fakuvepudewiwebepir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://binarbaidrealestate.com/public_html/userfiles/file/ranotozosadoniv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xlux.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s0pgu07ifv3vltqe6vml5r9mp9/paved.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glosunspa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086fee323cd1---20235030682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2greenchicks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/be790727a68738d5118e314504a260b5/94235312044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weeb.nu/userfiles/file/3968114833.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb099621c3d8e86442d37f9494438ec4/mobubupozutezipejiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vallejardin.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc62ac66e9cba27b2178e3e5904c3e1e/63695784641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=low+side+ponytailPDF link annotation

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