Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 373df6092c761e36…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.7 KB Created: 2021-06-21 00:54:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 3ef8f0dfdd319200008b0d133464e6c3 SHA-1: 1da431195e7eda86144aad865ccb867160b8aabe SHA-256: 373df6092c761e36979c671baebdf2279bae727521294c974f0f314288f9e23e
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs that point to other PDF files hosted on various domains, many of which are flagged as potentially compromised or disposable. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the structure suggests a link farm designed to obscure the ultimate destination and evade initial detection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9653

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://grappin-annat-como.com/userfiles/grappin-annat-como.com/file/buposujulupirudur.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://centar-znr-zop.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607da6ad0927f---69423047121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarljarry.fr/userfiles/file/73119226065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fietenhaardenenkachels.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba23a95d653---70685527480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://its-bulgaria.bg/files/file/pajudesukivofisaroguwuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kngroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079dc983e504---vigisotaxasorijinofemijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://syntellect.ru/Repository/file/93868132553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.napariverinn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/92af8e78e1ec41716dbecf62d83eca75/fafidofazejum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b231e8498b2---79834196678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sarujiovalente.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jrsev17m70i5gvt6vpu3ln070v/nudusumuziviwasatusu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.recetasyconsejos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4be0a04a0a---32741176447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amadpich.com/userfiles/file/samabovitekowujiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gz-topstar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f63727318c1406eadea5225942b98b5e/59809719574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=wario+land+4+gba+downloadPDF link annotation
    • http://e1pl2.nazwa.pl/busy/fotki/file/naxizeniwakigorip.pdfIn PDF document text