MALICIOUS
196
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The presence of a 'Password-protected archive handoff' heuristic suggests the document is designed to trick users into downloading an encrypted file, likely to bypass security scans. The numerous external URLs, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, serve as a link farm to facilitate this payload delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the overall pattern points to a phishing or malware distribution attempt.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846
Heuristics 7
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ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
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Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LUREDocument gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
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PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARMPDF 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.
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Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARMSmall 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.
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External URI info PDF_URIPDF contains an external URL action
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Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTALThe same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=isometric+drawing+is
- http://domeinbeverdonk.be/assets/files/file/73300534015.pdf
- https://www.elementstraining.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tl1kjh1clddggo54a1o2a120p3/bemigenodunomavozuwedeta.pdf
- http://www.europesolidaire.eu/userfiles/files/jonamamusikipukisitusomo.pdf
- https://advancedcheckcashadvance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fbee5b85b0---80454337704.pdf
- https://www.lavishlook.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3da39a973db6969fbf828b5a590797ed/rezesufidifasez.pdf
- http://www.photobreak.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac4dd3c6e34---54603813056.pdf
- https://muzeumkonstancina.pl/attachments/file/vujofosigizozogo.pdf
- https://akita-inu.lv/www/files/files/6099198601.pdf
- https://www.clubmanizales.com.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f4d73634a6---jolivumasekibujaxejamelo.pdf
- https://www.adelaarenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mdhkb8gq10gve812mkvqaajk8q/vetobumuxukadiwesesux.pdf
- https://www.keystonecare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9521461cde56671fd1f5ba14033c4de8/sofixukomazo.pdf
- http://www.theflightfest.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4c7e100936---kopapexawam.pdf
- http://kolkandkolkdesign.com/site/data/ws/files/sozupanivejosobaz.pdf
- http://hoondb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075e21107e30---vakenedajugufos.pdf
- https://fortlauderdale-carservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160807aa0c2d1d---dimatelejesawejebopen.pdf
- http://www.mvdisposal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607784e725aed---deribokunorobatugekokabi.pdf
- https://duext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c370f15d3bdc30e9f8567d3b9d79a99d/34845781310.pdf
- https://ahi.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5102c79ff3fb4532b896d24b5d0e9f1d/jusufavisimitixizi.pdf
- http://helderlive.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/firap.pdf
- https://skyfireconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/og04k0g4s68lqgl5sck9ffgbpq/39453221609.pdf
- https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4a9635a107b8c330c1db720efb5a908c/senezovir.pdf
- http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b753c74c377---35627264850.pdf
- http://hibertek.com/image/files/20210625_095913.pdf
- http://www.odnpoznan.pl/fotki/file/file/30564905949.pdf
- https://insights3.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/011a24e0809ebbf125597ebad5d64dd5/kimaxoboxemamifafabi.pdf
- http://www.goldenlantern.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c937493c215---77777763751.pdf
- http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
- http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
- http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
- http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
- http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
- http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License
Extracted artifacts 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
font_00_sfnt_off0000e229.bin9b0bd5667aab3d45a5acd305c6c709198b3f75da042d665e4adaea40d0db20d5 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE229 | 20016 bytes |
font_01_sfnt_off00011419.bin9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11419 | 16792 bytes |
font_02_sfnt_off00012c30.bin228dd9de0f8cb2bad1024e85111322b8fe0cc5a1d2d1d45fd22119cddc262429 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C30 | 10704 bytes |
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