Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 db95713140b315fa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

56.3 KB Created: 2021-04-30 03:43:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: c88791938fdc9615a806bf92dacac7ce SHA-1: 824c98ec1ed1c82bff64fb8394dbdf8ee3be0959 SHA-256: db95713140b315fa8331a023a1a2178aadd0b6941758b2d6622b05caa4068086
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites. These links are likely designed to redirect users to malicious content or phishing sites, as indicated by the 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' and 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature, classifying it as a phishing trojan.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9689

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://wilsonbarrera.com/inicio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b2e4b3259c---16010118909.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084f1f2363b1---tirupufitusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rhythmcprandfirstaid.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de881ce835e114806c7b0a9fca36f2b0/raxigodovojekanavofit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gpuhub.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8t22fa6p8v5faj7k0dq25anh17/14980454308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rfcorporation.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5eb47c23a477366c3ed2dec8579a362c/12894941018.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://big-cash.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hvvkqnoj20p4m43j2h32a6l70p/4351819403.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.odnpoznan.pl/fotki/file/file/28357543549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://utilitydiscount.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e66b6d92c4---43493328808.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ayersworthglen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec7931333e---49108107206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rlktechniek.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d32fa789f7---xakanakemeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartmedicaleg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d888024a65---5175089259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unique.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d0fdd168869a9de8cf8c32251dd96d3/46798496774.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadiantreasurer.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cd3c0dac99---22041316555.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paymentsbusiness.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ef641dfdc8---57609525777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frontlinetherapist.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02e477804a3d5eff2c5f178f22eb51a7/xaturoxef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://militarynetwork.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084d2e1c433a---71673563885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amatnieks.com/pictures/image/81470273416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dyna-tech.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f9bd410b61---zurekefolonokotijuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=york+yk+chiller+manualPDF link annotation
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d39f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD39F 4988 bytes
SHA-256: 1b50b5e742139a94b7fc1dbef10531067ed9f8faae711547dfee437764980bb4