Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6a970c1b9f7f5113…

MALICIOUS

PDF

63.9 KB Created: 2021-04-30 02:15:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: 967c0cfe6f9b571a912a282faa0e235d SHA-1: 85078eef51ccecc83874c5cf2ad6598543ad6663 SHA-256: 6a970c1b9f7f51137bbee85afa7c4ecc38b680459453d83dc4fe1228d07d5a3b
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest it's designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9598

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://heykidsletscook.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/615caae1001f2fe7e91a0e24fd2ece9d/nibuw.pdf
    • https://www.ccps.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5b4052511bc82131a735e3aeab9813d8/zoviweforojawodowarewev.pdf
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608513a17f28d---62538047288.pdf
    • http://www.investing-in-women.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d36d2ac304---60248333216.pdf
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/idahe8ba83049e8t6cmeeofpp2/62511872881.pdf
    • https://athensviptour.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/65ca69734502e866e62915101cf302ad/bexusagadevozuvipafiti.pdf
    • https://kes-stv.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b94b5c635871283c09a112993db382c/xadosaselanin.pdf
    • https://realwebguys.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160779dcd93e76---65158480089.pdf
    • https://www.isgs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e93f894d942d26deb35d19d39999a915/43898764331.pdf
    • https://www.qlsny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5758b7d5beeb49df9615aeff657c436c/sojisajadakom.pdf
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608255910e68b---25425468904.pdf
    • https://davebakeragency.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/211410de462bfe381bc2de8cfb1ee932/lijisafazomejigurisekab.pdf
    • https://nowackleverkusen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075193c26f4e---70579051961.pdf
    • https://ceilford.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aa6da9479d51fd173c777c942f1833d0/72843211758.pdf
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607890ac091e4---bazerefu.pdf
    • http://www.cheapmotorcycleinsurancepa.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rk0tvnb426qtgq6m72opr6o8j0/wapinozuponituna.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=mockingjay+2+parents+guide