Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 687233efb59d9f9f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

112.3 KB Created: 2021-06-23 06:26:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: a43ccaa80e91978636b6e697ea117504 SHA-1: df569a47636d2d490010870683cb79f33462736e SHA-256: 687233efb59d9f9fde8e5af3cd5defec16dc2e6b28ce1ca9248e7067ff5cc874
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a link farm used for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of a malicious document designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9493

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=notification+library+android+github PDF link annotation
    • https://bobecoingatlan.com/uploads/editor/file/javudutegorubirub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vizzzio.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e38f50eb33eef3c3a69f9c06e401f57f/26174125770.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a91acfbf50e---gigapavinoxatamufen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b6aa4775ceefa2c8e5fbeab22867fb29/guwozikel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arcenevents.nl/site/upload/files/25395207892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diagonal.org.ar/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb38f0891ee---gagikozanowigipesepume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuatro-pr.org/sites/default/files/file/zikibedosenujodijimiwemel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5888817bc---zazotipamufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.qbuildsoftware.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a05a02ce8e93fdd8a51483a005ed2067/17254714935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvsystreports.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0lpkkv9s4bm0vhoohhcjn26877/57475554395.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://precisionautoandac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/79ffe80d56800749e2e6deaff3fd0631/52545915972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fullmagicweekend.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lejulidivoxipebexexedig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a212ba76d3---wonakeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xperion.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85e077586317b0393d37a77d9adc1f8b/melasaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humanistbeauty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oqa4qe9n8emimc0r75pas1i2m2/ranew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://projectbudapest.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c087cd7e03---nuvijupawuguboxusufukeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shengnabei.com/uploadfile/file/%5C/2021061322421331.pdfIn PDF document text