Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c17f1b09764fa5ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

59.6 KB Created: 2021-06-12 20:56:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: c5e145a7a5c4451ee29baead554e9fca SHA-1: b7f43c14e6f57d379cf30f5a78c1b4cbc80174cf SHA-256: c17f1b09764fa5ff7ad1756f2b79e15579e13e17075d32526bf7c57bab6e30f5
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links to compromised websites, many of which are hosted on disposable domains and utilize URL parameters suggestive of SEO poisoning or phishing lures. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest it's designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7213

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=this+boy%2527s+life+full+movie+free+online PDF link annotation
    • https://flycam.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fcd363c9f5---dumejoxegufoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phuocthuan.vn/images/pic/file/vusemorujozefaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enviedecrire.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f297006e8d---29931682281.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grecosalesinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160722fd633f78---tonilekise.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gccpay.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f7a816226fd924efff55190b30526ba4/fiwomewapumosunokixetexig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bellezaeimagen.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071ca0a8dfdb---tuvisafonigu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autosofortkauf.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ktdfk598n3ocjf5gt7b1rl22hi/82080099976.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andlupa.com/userfiles/file/pewagojuwupiwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gml.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f28178375c---nitixedug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiopignotti.it/userfiles/files/5240236233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andeanskyline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f6bb9d1e60---lokojun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ncfouting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078089fa0022---fijugutukuxexesuwowudovok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://estigotours.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e31b0a3483cdf99c0190f576b5e3a040/70952912601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gml.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078af94c18b6---ditalokisaloxupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.keystonecare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a3f4a568cd411d19299cb58d211760c2/revigixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.uppld.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b00d061c8f0---togeruxijedapak.pdfIn PDF document text