Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f31ca47caa6aaffd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

110.5 KB Created: 2021-06-26 19:58:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: e5bd2d213721aa791773ffa51c8a667c SHA-1: 2f0057c2c222959ccc465abb22a627bff2d8f51c SHA-256: f31ca47caa6aaffd438620a581d7e2a176b40e3efc058aec2b91f64116234839
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan. It contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and other disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users. The presence of external URIs and link farms indicates a phishing or malware distribution attempt, likely delivered as a spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.1362

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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=ray+diagrams+for+diverging+lenses+answers PDF link annotation
    • http://geyikkimya.com/userfiles/upload/file/41573528119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/iv9h52vjskmebou6jlnee6mnjo/5178423449.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://freedomtampons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bc1b267629e4b0b80ea571ef2a9d660d/13587739647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yingzhaoliuart.com/upload/file/90905547233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083de3371486---kopufesuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078f38529a23---lagijogison.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoffmanowska.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096bd349df6a---77263287095.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://archltginc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dacc4373e248d206cbfd147d2f6b1bd5/26952844724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crescentcarpets.com/userfiles/file/sirudef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cameronhaddock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160805192ac8d6---wujesonizakararizajagogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wilsonbarrera.com/inicio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609af53080770---xesivirujirozawene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nuyew.academy/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b232586d7e618c6dce017f5918ed63b2/38741339805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gentlemensquartersbarbershop.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/75fd1f4c9e96c2292386d0b5d1070491/86859597357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biotledlight.com/userfiles/file///kijowuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amtusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0dd10ea440---safolufurixeluguv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ac7ade7ddf---gejasekulefunal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.predoisiasociatii.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075fe9b1eb77---47262244105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worksafeorg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ntbs40a349v5sq2s8n8rtjo840/rifupixisejugub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://livingcircles.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160875168e35db---33850897495.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sharpeningfactory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075bf4ae5027---nexewedafefepetikefemelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://criteriacambio.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t2qe2e8flis5gj9loel7p4af1t/60421570886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlantichomeportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160763bef8b662---72335085685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kadinlarsitesi.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a613de441c4---96183317590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laser-piskovani.cz/democms/userfiles/file/79580833261.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purebodycare.courses/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s1g4c9mjgakeh47d9ps0sjljje/zatolifevinilizejow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharpspringwww.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/233b9d43505874a7be3b244f24dda4ed/zawujez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00017c59.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17C59 10912 bytes
SHA-256: 986993acff90d3c31388744a425354267601d25b3e59ed995e46e79a5704a2b8
font_01_sfnt_off00019570.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x19570 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1