Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cae1c164676035dd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

53.0 KB Created: 2021-06-20 11:03:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 08442b9e7c2c1838cc8b972ad38ba2d3 SHA-1: db4da71052a972302df47f03c0021f6b52d8e3bb SHA-256: cae1c164676035dd93776d08ef37c10ba74ec182bf8c7354249ecf369b702b47
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a malicious document designed to lead users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6348

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://ancoraeducacion.com/images/xojosilojezatusidap.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.expoagrogto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5hu2ejonhli1d02cscd84a0ii5/62079110764.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carsen.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/44961373163.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b182858ef3---vixezasana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gs-gleichmann.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c5fd06bec5---gavovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn-----6kcabagcgfjsxjciriy6alkh6a7aqk.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1cac83d3db01ae5d83a2f319cbf9e5d7/paluxumela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.northwoodmedical.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fn2gncmiep71264c911ega0utp/25016396168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zzarosiscarampola.it/file/mojitemofexekajarimabuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avgdesign.com/userfiles/file/28729356859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humanistbeauty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q7ub73qko9fg8ng8gi0scscet8/vipunuwomibememotarapegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gingerwooddesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074a5b241641---xusajewej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://provia-events.de/pics/fotos/1/file/62314840798.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autosoftware.company/autoresponders_images/files/98083217212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.airportlimofortlauderdale.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608109f880b9d---86755345696.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+pick+a+lock+on+a+filing+cabinetPDF link annotation

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