Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fd1fcd1ee46ef9c1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

55.8 KB Created: 2021-06-02 21:22:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: fec3fe98422f0c744e6f65e3c023e718 SHA-1: a892f6d31b3717ed7b75870215a1dde05dc693d9 SHA-256: fd1fcd1ee46ef9c144e88b1ec75af5ff2b2197885040f434f271964a68efac18
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content. The embedded URLs are likely used to redirect users to phishing or malware download sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8582

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 http://www.loicadesacavem.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d128dd88b8---dipegiso.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://gpuhub.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uv7or6fhrp1amvofdjf0ca786e/55623555319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.synergyheart2heart.team/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mik8k0i34ute9gr060n62p079i/bopabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vizzzio.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a8bbc8a599b4239336995eae0205052f/resosavifaku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chamsocmuihong.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dki9k7ucjuoejr2t5jpoi9f893/5859296706.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maarsehoveniers.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609aa1eb3e997---53980866616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fogathajtohirek.hu/fckfiles/file/10413715020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drmarlenebothma.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0168a83622---titipizawubuxovizonex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://isleo.com/i_photos/file/49637131026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paymentsbusiness.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ea3821ca1b---zunajekad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gursakaryahukuk.com/images/file/seladapixezej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aawyx.com/sites/default/imageuser/file/bilasiditazupuvukexewexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baanpowertrain.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d4389b71f7---44009344230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plenar.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093cd2ac7837---bewomuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acetechnology.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h9jitgjsv4puv2a6a549ck0a7s/xobugadi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishio1bet.net/contents//files/kipabopurutusubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+the+dress+code+for+mormon+churchPDF link annotation
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000cf4e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCF4E 5244 bytes
SHA-256: bd61a02302362bf6608e294e28ba0fd33e5d6573e7cd10f082fd054aea0eeb9c