Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a30eb9b28d048d08…

MALICIOUS

PDF

51.4 KB Created: 2021-05-27 17:01:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 4ba1f2bffbbd1957df966c8cb185c246 SHA-1: 07343180c343ba811d1a15a81040fec368b42737 SHA-256: a30eb9b28d048d081b67c7b5fc36767cb27e814f1d261672cf7beb3c0c7b76b5
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The presence of ClamAV detection and ML classification as malicious further supports this. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains metadata related to form generation, aligning with a lure to download malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9325

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 https://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+get+pre+authorized+debit+form+td+bank PDF link annotation
    • https://envomask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/681f16f813258dea1edfeadf9135aae2/ketusefokif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aqbnb.com/uploadfile/file/87833341467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bycongroup.com/UserFiles/file/zimizipazopogetoritobuvaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loan-financial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fec0e1153f50ca3637f9735b115bafbb/74632408014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glowskincare.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a58a8595d7f94bd24495c3edf8dee1b/novepovogabezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.projectorrentals.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac61b21d1fc---jazosawefuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3dreamstudios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c2ba812d7f5c3b4b73778a824acf779e/2541153545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.circoloaletrium.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073a66c06197---39679329281.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atl-50.com/files/file/fupelex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.espymetcalf.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adb5c9cb781---4432981099.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a69d051cb1---72061689571.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://host.keraladreamhomes.com/~viswabrahmathach/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/zagumorupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adatechotomasyon.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160982be9e7458---dosijutefavugafikejaron.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adatechotomasyon.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078ab4bee640---28560413272.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fmpride.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/862e76e92325b46080f9e861df911e38/gizezavupizutabeka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://naseeha.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/930be5337942a3720da1ccc647665841/11150670827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wills.sg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d4cd9d8c1593dae43e54dbc57df85aa/xumenovowigilejewinaji.pdfIn PDF document text