Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d4dca67cfcae673f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.8 KB Created: 2021-09-03 05:21:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 17f5f743f9bab0e33040e97f37a697ef SHA-1: 18693c4adf5480dae8e38896555f2888f446fedf SHA-256: d4dca67cfcae673f24052ad2d9dabd1f7ea4bf97d50c6d0316f35b72861ed163
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document that contains numerous links to external resources, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the link farm suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8269

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://beyondpins.com/calisma2/files/uploads/zupusavuwekul.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://sportsht.com/userfiles/file/40366443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tfh-filter.hu/_user/file/pitisedofovigekej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sip7.pl/autoinstalator/sip7.online/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3083ad4adfff9e05e172b201caaf4eb5/zexixojadevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607279743f537---jelojumadasufifovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gzhs168.com//uploadfile/files/92282925756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bewegeninarnhem.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086156a4a833---78769836924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sjzhtchem.com/upload/files/zovujisimofodidagigapipap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eternaseguros.net/files/files/jewikabiwemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baodinhsolar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gc5b1ei4sh0uqjf6c4u2qnndau/95655888008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://p-jtech.com/userData/board/file/duzedekozubiparopoduso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stpetejazz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9fk8ahiu8iqchd4vkqh7jakmp7/lekituta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://igigeothermal.jp/userfiles/file/14417217168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c31e0d47b32---88626190709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelselection.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085fb3e619ab---daragesejaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.justgiveahand.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a90734ef1e5---57967302679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sklepjola.pl/userfiles/file/6012858243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ochronaskory.pl/pliki_user/File/baruwowesapopuvakipux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alignerco.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/01480c5fa744c2951e0f38b1402dd84f/panuzana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aymsoft.us/aym_image/files/18566955483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://birzebbugastpetersfc.com/files/file/4074883854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nasledie-sluck.by/var/upload/file/4185041359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viettelhaiphong.me/data/dulieu/files/21830857753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=digital+modulation+techniques+fuqin+xiong+pdfPDF link annotation

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