Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b3b934067bd9d6df…

MALICIOUS

PDF

51.6 KB Created: 2021-06-24 00:13:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: 932cc1a7cafa4870be44c97313b54165 SHA-1: 864eb293c13c09d7707343eeb5159586ceb9bbd9 SHA-256: b3b934067bd9d6dffae842e8b20bbf14152f750a70e11a5b4c7b551cca79e2b2
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm or phishing operation. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for distributing further malware or conducting phishing attacks. No scripts were extracted, but the overall structure and URL patterns are indicative of a malicious PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7360

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=medicinal+chemistry+2+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://www.budgetskemaet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098c5ca17874---naxoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://boyanbolyarski.com/userfiles/file/91652280228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agsposure.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ef18a67301fabfb1525f1774ed1f5c97/vosirum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pizzeria-millemiglia.de/app/webroot/img/editor/file/5582552611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://denizlihorozu.com/resimler/files/42773115859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mymovingestimate.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/50f0f39cbed6ac1ab9897915e07c56c4/93042211107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atx-stroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1b41c9133fe6a7ddaa674fb88d5f78a7/sixifaxewupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://burkina-businessschool.com/business_school/uploads/file/81919084698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alternatifhirdavat.com/upload/ckfinder/files/29605478045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----8sbnbd9chja.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/50132527129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://php-lounge.de/userfiles/file/pupugoxijavugisu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grandiosa.is/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/291sus2b2gsnel7navfgpa8fe4/rerifiwobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--b1ahhafccpgkb2bxo.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a04973cbf00307848d56a4d7b76800e6/90930392078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tirthmobile.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/93sjfoh6blk401erja634jq1vt/68800855466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christianboudreau.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b939dc98edc---kusejajananijotiwurovav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://windsbs.biz/files/file/18288696813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarozlem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vtjntg1jv6ssgc2h8m3mgtd355/18591630107.pdfIn PDF document text