Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f92b2a4152e8fa80…

MALICIOUS

PDF

54.6 KB Created: 2021-05-13 20:36:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: c17be9d2cd82dd8912586cc5da660de8 SHA-1: 56c2a3be655e07e57e52404f7e63cada07baeebd SHA-256: f92b2a4152e8fa802ff1514e3bdbd7308b356109c76a25753c225b0478e6c46c
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 compromised websites, identified by heuristics like 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' and 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM'. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded URLs are the primary indicators of compromise, leading to potentially malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9558

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 http://www.tenniscanberra.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ced308d898---81550764672.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.emporiocaritaspisa.it/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c0f561ad78---lumabopomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightsourceindiana.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/67497215009d0c996712c1053b39d2a7/ruxagixegenonit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sellerflows.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fbf92dcb662af756317401c1430b7c68/likukaxiruf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mfdesign.hu/files/file/zemizuxifamonepufamedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spazmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099fecba04b9---dinifagolegalogusas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adcgrain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/faedd3b2ca8eef9d08023c85dfc0b977/juxudoruxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elbag.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae672c5792d45a910c0140e980527677/31454803173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sixteengrams.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cimt0t0ccngpn1peniv0pr29od/nuxidela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ehblending.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2c01d6dadac517fb4bca694cc793d3d4/56910206755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b82eaaa6a6001d65e7fdd33f24890c9f/71956890047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://securitydirect.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa68f8cfcab545b2e3f5427d1ca8e3a1/nelegimazukisomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dbbcae583e---13459817202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://10glazsikeyrosa.ru/file/77870707754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skyfireconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/onm46md1haecrp4j6166m7ke24/lurolozitejamujep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salonlomi.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098926841e87---daxadesawamal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightsourceindiana.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1a6fdfe29270b22b82ee1c45c5b73dc0/pigosu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angkoronetour.com/userfiles/file/wumijuxer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mp-journal.com/media/file/dopozafopemobek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=apj+abdul+kalam+photoPDF link annotation