Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e2f4f4dc2cbc8daa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.1 KB Created: 2021-06-23 04:06:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 5100b3d22e0e8e693190d8dea3a4e0eb SHA-1: 233504117efe1d1a649dd684fec4f28b2bdbefdd SHA-256: e2f4f4dc2cbc8daa2264eafa85f19caf9f558141271a163072ac5befc36485fb
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains a link farm pointing to multiple compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or conduct phishing. The embedded URLs are likely used to redirect the user to a final malicious destination.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9327

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://rfcorporation.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e2976dfd46d25a7d6f5f3dbc1ee613b0/80413872642.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://maszyny.pl/userfiles/file/95516301958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hashtag.school/userfiles/file/famegotisinetinufiwaxoke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://billsky.ee/files/file/febufokorogemav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursakaynak.com/userfiles/file/fexogigutumukemekuwaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amtusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072b12c83768---99652015925.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sieuviet.net/webroot/img/files/7426786812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://primewestelectrical.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/56975d08d6daa9ee691c665117cc2a8d/68065747170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blog.crowdly.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083384ba2296---widadupuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.io/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b628869a865---56344338763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wo-kop.pl/userfiles/file/ligejajalusunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kngroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081fd099ca55---kutofanu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thejasmineway.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dha7l6vc91ies2duv7b0hv6lph/52752108765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theopenhouseclub.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7831905f4552385f035dfdc3555b9691/86348653599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.electriclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ce3ed41781d85d6c583049637331dc1/68309596636.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.birapart.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607238b598ca9---lowunitamubizidofepujuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alternativefitness.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607989a7eb15d---dapulemapefam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=tew+639gr+manualPDF link annotation