Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d374c1e6b75dab2e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.4 KB Created: 2021-09-01 12:36:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 3460c0449f9e58a2696956c8e9b8658c SHA-1: 15fbc84612ec70a430e14ca10d30b90948bd6b57 SHA-256: d374c1e6b75dab2e69c1f871fe6a50fb50dda481b04b8372b9e563b9d1de0e73
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to compromised or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier flagging strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of multiple links on potentially untrusted hosting services reinforces this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7779

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://pasarangroup2.com/contents/files/39402490290.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://osikovo.eu/webroot/img/content/files/lerikozotixij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travels-ukraine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e50a97c507c---71408234939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cascinamana.it/userfiles/file/70026701171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c73c41a0f1---gesubagofubog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://campermagazine.tv/public/file/vuxopakaxasupumowog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seoulsquare.com/userfiles/file/guvupezamepixobumid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coffee33.ru/archive/file/75650910116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.myhhsi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1163966735c980670d4b8d956f66215/82399239927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majorisinvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077946aaeeca---56592225819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://centroolosprato.it/userfiles/files/poduxuneribavabeves.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aryaayur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b13aa44e3a1---4879717229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://english-island.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nu1ke7f90t8c1f7csq6eeg4js0/raluvalubirizadodogunir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seataclightingalaska.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c11f2faa075c207b8549960faaef148b/6717153094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160960f5d57ab8---wunitefazelidubamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pikewallis.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607059bd28f4a---dizemevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://locum-system.pl/userfiles/file/24695672278.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://talcmanagement.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/86356514119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evenimentecastel.ro/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fqho1tq8vhchl9b0a933uri8bh/32678479079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bluegreenshouseboats.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a40efe2420---44677503004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alfa-pechati.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ac1d1b1074c435e4d355050866fb4f13/loner.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8c99518d47---54894185375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=dog+tongue+sticking+out+after+anesthesiaPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000e839.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE839 16656 bytes
SHA-256: d017c38243d5897d7ba6f73dd6deb141755d8c0087c17698e74de85da7826cfe