MALICIOUS
164
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users to malicious sites. The numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggest a link farm designed to obscure the ultimate destination. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974
Heuristics 7
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ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
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PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARMPDF 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.
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Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARMSmall 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.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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External URI info PDF_URIPDF contains an external URL action
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Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTALThe same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=causes+of+land+degradation+in+ethiopia+pdf PDF link annotation
- https://lsp.od.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aekvea6fj7h6jptog1c2gg0a51/lavixojikomaparevoxasep.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://www.thegrcinstitute.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vekiwo.pdfIn PDF document text
- https://engravestone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089f013544bb---rajodugolofesufe.pdfIn PDF document text
- https://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160841d7e905bb---60553122553.pdfIn PDF document text
- https://choiceenergynetwork.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d8f2bbd097b7472fca6503c5448b90b/lowepoz.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://gpmpoolandspa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62719639635.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://sallytour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210709_28DF6BCAAD38A572.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://www.iycadana.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qeni94fcfvrdv63a4u89vmhhq6/49607532393.pdfIn PDF document text
- https://caravanandre.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/41315360e621ab1747ee8d47bfb106e3/riwusovemizarik.pdfIn PDF document text
- https://rizecanreklam.com/images/file/luzulepuj.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://livingkaneohe.com/userimages/6950395011.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160767f089bec5---miwojogi.pdfIn PDF document text
- https://adbetelparaguay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/546b8925fde9cda383790b7eaa5af73f/nugilexexareno.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a224a5d4bc---faroxiwaneso.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://spielundlicht.de/content_provider/documents/files/61502903824.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://architettoseneca.com/userfiles/files/52069206625.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://studiomanzella.com/userfiles/files/kupozidadaduresetexini.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://memphiscentral1969.com/clients/865565/File/tatefonobepej.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://malbreil.com/userfiles/file/26766956920.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://www.awakohchang.com/image/upload/File/avitu.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://jwconsult2005.com/file_media/file_image/file/xemasijopesimes.pdfIn PDF document text
- https://jjmassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08841a4cd009ab4417283dbb472e2fbb/wuzokinazabakevadubuta.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://nek.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bd76404c9b---gusime.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://zgic.ru/!upload/files/54424552892.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://www.kliningstroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160779ab8408ae---4859410848.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
- http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
- http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
- http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
- http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text
Extracted artifacts 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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font_00_sfnt_off0000e0d2.bin |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE0D2 | 10908 bytes |
SHA-256: 911f173571240ae783e47299b1f96007320664f92cc04e98db3aa275bd8b305a |
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font_01_sfnt_off0000f9c3.bin |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF9C3 | 18028 bytes |
SHA-256: 40c43d5ebf6fb016a16f518aefb5e0f188213dccadbd6a8f3ad99ccc94ba4f78 |
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font_02_sfnt_off00012845.bin |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12845 | 16792 bytes |
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1 |
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