Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a78069785b86c647…

MALICIOUS

PDF

64.0 KB Created: 2021-06-24 21:20:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: bedc8a78899258706eca5ff0095f7a3c SHA-1: 4d1cf459743e2f4735ef8bdffbf6e114a5ad434b SHA-256: a78069785b86c647a76086202ea4d8265f12732394a7942b5cb99aef6ddc5967
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to deliver second-stage payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9030

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://pileshoppen.dk/userfiles/file/xenusekifonatag.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://stefandes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ad21756fda---vuwuluduveraxizefiveloxuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b52f7cece2a---62193368219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teormech.ru/teormech/usrimg/file/91078836178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vetranhtuongmamnon.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f4ti0frkofqbbul98posqjru7g/22772633668.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://botosani.ro/img/uploads/file/78127838700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mcutech.net/files/vapesupofujuvuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tpdw.pl/userfiles/file/suzebivefakafoboforimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adcgrain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a13c29bc65c076ccaa9076ec37ef38c/fujumipez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c7892db9229---piparosetabelewasuzebi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dnepropress.net/files/file/ruxebilexuwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://granite1962.com/clients/869125/File/5805069328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bikinibody.be/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jgrpvfe41v422r38radio09fbg/tulunoxakipibojij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etcad.net/np/upfile/file/gatesapuxup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=security+interview+answersPDF link annotation

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