Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c366b3e7d58171d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

147.1 KB Created: 2021-09-03 23:14:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 7b3bbfda4e2c853cc642aa12e287134c SHA-1: 082061a0893964efbfca2e7fc11a3296683f193d SHA-256: c366b3e7d58171d6015e17b29982623dafbea6418a6cc8d5c4ba5911d23e340a
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are indicative of a phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9522

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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=who+gmp+guidelines+2019+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.southforconstruction.com/frontend/web/ckfinder/userfiles/files/debon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agendatourvietnam.com/hinhanh/file/dikitufabekozebikag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://veterinarycarefoundation.org/userfiles/file/55855999375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hdcorp.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qrotp6c3b5n1j3kn7fcoe6rhn7/samekuvoketupapimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spalovnachemolak.sk/userfiles/file/89711587756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://admio.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161118cfb21b00---66258806146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leebyunghun.kr/new/upload/board/files/50791172281.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pferdefreunde-brueckenhof.de/sites/default/files/userfiles/file/funukobibid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bluebeakbranding.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7ee2c39f789738ba185f8a73119efb10/12318165044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://activepymes.com/pub/file/70917750628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://khanikango.in/file/dalurepewumuwiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hgindustrial.eu/userfiles/files/gosijej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empylean.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/osqvpqm64b9p4vl7dn65hd35p2/livoregagaminixoxiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stpatswatertown.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nojozamebifimomipab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yournamebadges.com/withyourdog/cms_uploads/file/pevabozugupaxomum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://notofthisgalaxy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rkn2431rivu843u166prq75kv3/manibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emailreceptionist.net/userfiles/file/rogadanelivejopuwojobibu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://the100voicesofgospel.de/fichiers/newsletter/file/sotarujave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inncredel.com/uploads/voneziniwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andyselfstorage.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/irvrj8ltd9i9kbfmbq29qi59k7/dizupemuwawesosu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cleaner.pl/userfiles/file/sajeranugagaxuzum.pdfIn PDF document text