Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ddb2a3ff32eff62d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

53.9 KB Created: 2021-05-22 04:33:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 5b89dde07c896421c784ed283cbbcbd5 SHA-1: 34aeefa1432e95494119a0694f52be89ce4e24d9 SHA-256: ddb2a3ff32eff62d14895a3b17e37942f72d318ebf6c5d098dc892a1b8816470
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs that point to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the structure and URL patterns are consistent with phishing or malware delivery campaigns.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6983

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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=can+you+take+cuttings+of+azalea PDF link annotation
    • https://drmarlenebothma.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071d14d26948---59374158249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://angelojrobles.com/admin_initial_test/userfiles/file/22462009915.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acptechnologies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d49ef8b656---duvabaxutupizepixulixikev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://komputerzagrosze.pl/userfiles/file/kodebemakaxunopozijokot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sidertest.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d893e0f6ef---60945941092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ambredore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088e19c3e51a---duzujoja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sardavetri.it/userfiles/file/laliwarawuwuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.asejnrtigers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608125483e731---xumanipukasirodot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brusroom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45ce0f1e2e4989cc802fc558b5c24da3/xulujajigazakibopuzurut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a9cce7ad005c577bdc9fe5c1ace9dbe3/zugaloverojeropasep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://winston-woodward.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/82e2e1ba350072b5026462e1dd1539eb/sakofafezarimikovakozef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firmykominkowe.pl/Obrazki/edytor/file/xumixirugebosagogurezot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a25920e7973---57841122553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----8sbaavnccwq4am.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ef2803abed6aff4d1287f7b0c83d6e38/77176713302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c8e49d9cfb---36748414638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099ebb4dce71---nigomaxenazimiravakuneri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jesuseslaroca.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b362ba1ceb---973467034.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.petersmetalstitching.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093e99b18354---17114749891.pdfIn PDF document text