Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de124d8d83d1a96e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

64.0 KB Created: 2021-06-25 21:01:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 1272ae58838d8d9b074f6bef62013769 SHA-1: ba46a6ce715fd9d97389239da5a33f3f15439109 SHA-256: de124d8d83d1a96e6174a16a508e7125569bec56f316b8df41e12c1aa994b122
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains a link farm pointing to multiple websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms. This suggests an attempt to lure users to malicious content or phishing pages. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6844

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://humble-brag.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/go5fsj2k8titlrkbltvgegpbv9/sulunojilime.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.synergyheart2heart.team/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sse2qa4taf3ce4nqos4apoltgo/10371411437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trackeg.com/en/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081cc0e41fd6---wolokijalupomudipiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baobihungphu.com/media/ftp/file/80123206988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acryl-bg.com/userfiles/file/32499824998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a155c2c2b28---67787224069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://action-roofing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c3140c77e6ccecc28faef15596ce82e7/28223997340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homeaestheticsllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a2552c7ac1ddf002f3e0b6f53cbd0467/wixukolefano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pointswestliving.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vubikolewovawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.conkite.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/623be379d1062f5f90323ab4b3afdafc/sonojusagoziwajomodusepil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wasserburg.pl/userfiles/file/xesamidufuxafozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kzhep.in.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cctrgbdotblrv61bg44qivnh00/33568444003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yaqeen-eg.com/userfiles/file/vagefovajor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ural-resyrs.ru/data/file/nowoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://transcendenceit.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0477afd1fe277667e216f8e5d7ae3fc0/bobepakujedigopawesinoru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asiaviews.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ic7vcfd389906o0po9b3elu2o4/boragulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loan-financial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c45b5e67f2f4c4e0c86eb3fa8d4141ab/49203851501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7d2df18e82---figimipadorufidub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dekleinewerf.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dd350b8c4b---47834984873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leunamgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3e8f01b222a0d7aa57589363e7c6cdc9/zelejukevidunarav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yourtuscanyguide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7qpc7929afb78mperuurchge45/vafelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pulsrmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf207ddd78c---4330506384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=conundrum+riddles+with+answersPDF link annotation