Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3956f101555fb652…

MALICIOUS

PDF

66.5 KB Created: 2021-06-22 20:51:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 459815ce9d8af26c4d94a85198a5fb6b SHA-1: b10a33292def311928381b29a0f86ae86832193a SHA-256: 3956f101555fb65248719a798c41f22981dd792def7cd4b71e9e19f45d21bbc7
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to compromised websites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the presence of embedded URLs and the heuristic findings point towards a malicious document designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7653

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 https://gz-topstar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a3ea3195d07ea4efec52b508e13bae8d/gobewijozulaziregex.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://eduinfinite.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d992716bfa0e93cc53fe9705bb7a712/lojawatu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://claudiodauelsberg.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607eb14699469---kiromazimimizubixenufom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mygamedaysports.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7b86e8fabba3f47f26dc279869fff721/61903147550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a48e11e26ec4569e477d143408efe235/lewaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d09a72c96b---85450439240.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mabuksusu.com/contents//files/busijamemarajuguj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seataclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f9b7e090748682b0f2f0b3f34a107a20/zewuwuxenavaritido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://absolutelyneon.com/userfiles/file/46961302047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ptlittleflower.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/osl0eag1490ejpcfg2c73g3tm7/juxakewivesezigorawam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heykidsletscook.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7fae57ac21cc01b5513143bd00f7be96/17365194045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://expertsystemgroup.com/file_media/file_image/file/juxonalulamivunulevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamiuniquelimo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e2a613602f---vopitakexovudur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tuabogadoangel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/835431540b334c9e212b213ed4835d30/xetewibobafofetafatu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aimara-bg.com/userfiles/file/fobisivukesejevolax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamletaarnhuset.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a358d538e30---94357287036.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=class+10+icse+chemistry+textbook+pdfPDF link annotation