Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 df096c78e15c4b2b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

52.6 KB Created: 2021-08-16 07:32:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 54ffc4cbe41d9ef2c8465f8d9a29e727 SHA-1: 38fccd1e8ff8d1d48dd2b1095bfb4cfd68da8fe4 SHA-256: df096c78e15c4b2bcf2a0297427c15a5fe24d59da10d1e5da5ce6d308a6149c3
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains a link farm that directs users to multiple websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The primary attack pattern involves luring users to external sites via embedded links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6899

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://atlasautoglass.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdd48407097---73045926488.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad8c0ee79df---90645696805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ruxthai-guesthouse-chiangmai.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xonuzageruj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d1a968fe1f---39221546254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hawks79.com/clients/85064/File/5216794614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.prieteniitehnicii.ro/documente/file/81512302314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dnevi-sekretarjev.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cf716019c65---62620204073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ghalemdi.com/userfiles/file/zimiduzetavakowavixibafeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bereanbaptistashton.com/clients/1/1c/1ca8668e480cca1e897b6add33210fc6/File/10938929518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://freedomhypnosisnyc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc65b343d2c1b169a687a3c507a5fcc1/36518791403.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://edanieltour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210718_5F784DE8E06D0E85.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://i-harmonics.com/upload/files/pusozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cameronhaddock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a81b0967e5c---95214430294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skolicka.eu/foto/images/file/73352451772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laser-arena.cIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=how+much+does+it+cost+to+renovate+a+kitchen+ukPDF link annotation

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