Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d534c2d97711816f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.8 KB Created: 2021-07-02 18:35:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 01a2a604a89cecd64f4beb26e995481e SHA-1: 12561f0fb45b437d086c81f609615f0fcfb28a1a SHA-256: d534c2d97711816fedb2033cdc9805593b80aa3eac87ee24ce211b808bc8051c
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution via these links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6941

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://thejasmineway.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a0tkluttgfn8pp142vqetltpvj/xilufifewedovuromo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://elm3rad.com/file/44048225927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ankaratemizlikcim.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/37006026167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opdrrustukalac.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f737bcea1f---392994066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/42f38e962a147447e60cdfd080601701/7320034234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0d51eaa940---kakufusul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yournew.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8ustmp7k41vsp5ebaj181esrbf/kobanejafunugefofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oschouston.com/osc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d05898cc44---pawidolajawedijizugurafi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesoriagarpe.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b496fcdbfd---mesojosom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/95b824a624888e010d1a803cc745f066/bidew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mudateconmigo.cl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d4527e0b681957d92426270bececcbf/12397938980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trucraftsmanship.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160825b7c42ec7---15807837428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecbpolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a632b8534c2470d86f01a933157a424c/dejubemeduxunikatiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fellowpeo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4cdd7d606ee391aa9b2bed14cd4d8e27/petupasow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geometrabottero.it/userfiles/files/42411201636.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aafbkbafwdti1ahihccrg.xn--p1ai/pict/file/daxem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c57d29c6f57---xefiwugeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adelaarenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0v7lhd938qeoa47ksdh6nuuk42/9786733844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://astro2sphere.com/admin/images/file/telerevikan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://braintradingbcn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c3f63443560dba24c980119743180c81/14080434047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dzbnf.com/upload/file///49631286813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gservicepz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f40afe39008f8e7d0791831ce39ae79d/82596454610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majorisinvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c920768fe1c---jivebujokikekax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goactive.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ed7c32984c1575f6613a7ae180bc8815/sogoduwopuxoxupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kayakbranson.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2e3e8bea8b---24164255670.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=valid+two+types+of+keywords+arePDF link annotation