Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 78638afe69912c48…

MALICIOUS

PDF

103.1 KB Created: 2021-05-27 18:07:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 5ebc4051dd6236a769ac51dca7866340 SHA-1: 3fddfd210fc309b8ea605ad3e0acef1915aa0406 SHA-256: 78638afe69912c4818ee35dd6c5c4362abb5fdcbb37b4b6e035f429231bbebae
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF document that contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded URLs and the structure of the PDF suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content, potentially for credential harvesting or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6173

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://al-bandak.com/userfiles/file/fawedisinofa.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://soba05.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b087ee5f92b8fc6d39cc7811d08878a6/bepolirixumekager.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe96ee45a4cf1072ce2a85222d1ccd01/lotelemolitifikar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heykidsletscook.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/efedba9246f2bcd8cc193743e39f011d/pikedoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://omniatel.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160982ef304f95---1762905351.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dmn.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ae5b3293ad---wodexidixupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.growxponential.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/snflr1689a5mqir2ro4es2riea/xigikulokageserowawiravu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfainstal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aba884cf260---lovodisirodivesatamekud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amandamaitland.com/images/file/rejajurabimisomumetaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realimpacto.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607883519e2af---56269036567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mkting.com.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b1ad0251314e36e1f7f06bafd3679416/tizerofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alsumiri.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ff69d0b520d10ee4d25f8872cf50d689/jogelimof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmjrgoldhockey.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/91da8f7263e72acd62ce6590ce5db817/lewemugububuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160715302593ff---44992153237.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestlifepolicy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d545ddba90---kobew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://espacioschillout.es/images/admin/file/49413184869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jesuseslaroca.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c6d8317423---gipexikovotudogat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=does+burger+king+have+a+breakfast+menuPDF link annotation

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