Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c1710f44251a0bca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

64.0 KB Created: 2021-09-02 07:51:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 0adba121d59347274d30d6c8455f063d SHA-1: 1102e7f2b8e1ee3f6c6041f1cdeb594cf49d675d SHA-256: c1710f44251a0bca40ebb016e310ca22c41626b4de548815d077aba52928a2d1
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed for malicious redirection. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely serving as a phishing lure or a downloader for further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7095

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 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=mountain+nymph+narcissus PDF link annotation
    • http://www.aaar.cat/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kisiwevikifobabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.klpreschool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608439adbc20c---83520686733.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irths.com/upload_files/files/3668975923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ellisrasbetonwerke.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0276ba0f3d---pifigisabesema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kamnitikamini.si/upload/files/fepiderilowefesufipixilop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoovermaids.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8bc3380631cb741e804753a705a85e79/betefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khiconghoixuancong.com/Khicong/admin/userfiles/file/1248309670.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edoxmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a4kq250gdfaeuke4s1n1n51qjo/timasuja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ffd0b682e2---datimusijaxoxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atrium-tuiles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e31fdef2bc---32201095540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orhancoskun.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608630e32afd4---83909285556.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evg-prague.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608003b099ec9---zinodovutufabatosizokil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://herodumpsterrental.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8f7c48f0018b1264c9b4043e80d8d7ff/xaxugodukibogini.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ediljolli.com/userfiles/files/14604860234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f0699db005---34891956721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pathtojanna.com/userfiles/files/66840748240.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trsbarriersdirect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dkeba5tmtgt012n37ttnntmi8c/98139501911.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dedywiredja.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bd5944c303---33839480999.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serramentisiciliano.it/userfiles/files/30334517825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://24cvety.ru/upload/files/56399808928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://woonhuislift.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160870accaa0d9---69527496347.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--e1aazeoc7d.xn--p1ai/images/shared/file/jukijexuxesetaxaxanij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nuyewrecruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da2b5bf74db0dadaa485afc0c48fe794/vorararugumarikovigiwubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.addvanceo.info/userfiles/files/tikoxewenujuxazuwotisaxiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marbelitesa.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ccaa682dde---sasazevoridiwirila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dd95.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD95 10668 bytes
SHA-256: f22238d051fde17ad3fce87cd76becb5865bcec1539d35027d989dcaa286f22c