Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7564a207d6ca05ea…

MALICIOUS

PDF

50.3 KB Created: 2021-05-20 06:53:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: d3629d4a58b79b21a5c15748f4a5d4d0 SHA-1: 19d6b09ca1f2d985e0ae84df712992aaa83fd445 SHA-256: 7564a207d6ca05ea1da01cf02f5973c06a20672f7e50581d4b40d849578348a5
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, masquerading as a tool download. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest it's designed to lead the user to a malicious payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9443

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://brette-animation.com/userfiles/file/29732235261.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://martybermanassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a331608f54005fd32a3c2e6bb89af454/buvelunekovebosamodisuzet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.birapart.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b2ceee256f---pigufaboxam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://curry-box-deluxe.de/userfiles/file/degemuwibijewikekugela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smithmurdock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160922e05ba4ac---97944417046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zulfugar.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608cbdfe89d5c---zitivulesone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cashofferoregon.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071ec92e5fdc---xebisimagesofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.golaw.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608df8b94049a---javubesesulowulolodekiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicacomciencia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094dc32bc50a---40524544993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160961d7f166dc---dalugifasusututuzodi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.emmabowman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ea9351afb195bfce9e3a6d8c4c784f2/11999085493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vakukh.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8ba3018acf07cae766059f82bab598aa/68036688327.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digemnd.com/UserFiles/file/lusid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvartira-zalog.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2b55ea921797e30063b799a7dd79daee/josoji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.herewardcarpets.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6jdb3jg1vj7c9ipt4q7cc3cnij/47702678528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=spd+frp+fastboot+tool+downloadPDF link annotation