Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 39b85818ba25fd90…

MALICIOUS

PDF

55.8 KB Created: 2021-04-09 06:46:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 4cc328316ccc9d59afd66e10a2e6d9d2 SHA-1: 4dea845ebfc803710fe0af16c9015ff3733dc5b2 SHA-256: 39b85818ba25fd90cd288d122cdce6336a4d38ba9f4e5d807fa67daf388a8cf8
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to various domains, many of which are flagged as suspicious or unknown. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicates a pattern of using multiple disposable hosts for link aggregation. ClamAV detection and ML classification further support its malicious nature, likely as a phishing lure or a distribution point for further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6956

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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://www.ofalloncasting.com/sites/default/files/webform/zuloliresu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.enwidth.com/sites/default/files/webform/resumes/fudigebifofonixetizitalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cicatsalud.com/html/sites/default/files/webform/kizosilubim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mainephilanthropy.org/sites/default/files/kimakevenowafuxopepasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dgs-interparts.be/sites/default/files/7838369457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grossenbacher.co.nz/en/system/files/avoidance-training-certificates/tatemomolefifepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mainephilanthropy.org/sites/default/files/5296457674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grossenbacher.co.nz/en/system/files/avoidance-training-certificates/22559513310.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vectorcorp.net/sites/default/files/webform/resume/wogudodijanaferewinige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jwico.com/sites/default/files/webform/23528315583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.osgeurope.com/sites/osg-corporate.dev/files/webform/gurasijam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.woonsocketri.org/system/temporary/webform/kebadewanizokodijixupid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=catholic+bible+commentary+pdfPDF link annotation
    • https://umatter.princeton.edu/system/files/webform/requests/roporopapoviz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drones.princeton.edu/system/files/webform/65601020807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drones.princeton.edu/system/files/webform/zifogisabivaloxigisosobu.pdfIn PDF document text