Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f69da721f2f58477…

MALICIOUS

PDF

63.7 KB Created: 2021-08-05 15:34:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 659dc10991c9be4cea76aa09577ce675 SHA-1: d9ebbe5e47f26e7d45ca097e17ff23404e1a4a82 SHA-256: f69da721f2f584773960ce8b2c6b37d05cb39c05739c45e69ca686b4063e1423
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious, specifically as a phishing trojan. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external websites, some hosted on compromised CMS uploads. The document body is heavily obfuscated and appears to be generated by wkhtmltopdf, suggesting it's not intended for direct user reading but rather to host links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9517

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://peintures-descours.fr/fichier/files/3162437976.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://fautographie.org/images/userfiles/files/kezikebuzozez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aytekinpolatel.com/image/files/woxodovega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aparcaderoshaddaichile.cl/uploads/images/files/gimesolupitopesolibodudir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rghsalumni.com/clients/82979/File/49760119879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nobleorthodontic.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/823e45f6a9d780c61d2f9507a57e5dc7/49304725067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adamlegal.com/userfiles/file/3958667600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074bb8f0fd01---42797931459.pdfIn PDF document text
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    • https://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b5332e16501399643be930ccce4fff80/jomidelirib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iamgoingto1996.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084fb8470e98---35452690792.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouwenaaneensterkwerkgeversmerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e0417a2dfb6---givejo.pdfIn PDF document text
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    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3632c45bc9---gaborezanefalapid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenplanetnepal.com/userfiles/file/tipusipaku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://radio-salsa.com/php/rs/filesupload/file/zalorevul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16100c8c13015f---51811246394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gayaarchi.com/userfiles/file/20210710195229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tehnol.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081ae9b0b723---46702630537.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clubslotalmatriche.com/calcas/file/74881679303.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timatey.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mekeojf87vmrfkcj79n9n07jg5/76357633444.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fefa7e2704---jorekobuzimurudow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chipublichouse.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38751767912.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bonpetsupply.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fee77f2e46---35262923044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=can+azaleas+be+propagated+from+cuttingsPDF link annotation