Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f635f51ed1367301…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.4 KB Created: 2021-08-11 23:49:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 7e29873418d8ce381a61824192ad857f SHA-1: 220ed067aca2ae9f3b9cbcbdeb0d9b2103e6da9b SHA-256: f635f51ed13673011a84c23135f50cd421d0c572ed6fae29ed2f888d943f8ba5
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a large number of external URIs and links to compromised CMS upload storage, indicating it functions as a link farm. 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 embedded URLs are indicative of malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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=drama+ppt+templates+free+download+2019 PDF link annotation
    • https://www.lipfish.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b774e16979---92467320959.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://personal.sut.ac.th/chantira/port/ckfinder/userfiles//files/72872337048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://homenet-spb.ru/userfiles/file/80166081853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theettiaresottawa.com/clients/e/e8/e8f54e69a7463df9fd0adff13cd8e90f/File/81938155440.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alquimia.in/admin/fckeditor/editorfile/lavurimevexozoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flycam.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160771c79bfe28---pisotak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shinserviceodi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3caaaaadbc0f75db03087aaad143599c/81318183989.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://birnagarcollege.in/userfiles/file/lafelitolitutadilumepox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jumpstart.mobi/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jojemojibebuvek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baileyelectrical.services/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ok3gg72o1087stf3rjbsv0nqg2/96637689610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thebankcardservices.com/uploads/files/neraxitatavag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pilotcenter.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rv1nqu06vp4ipelcdvr5lc0c8v/besuruvozakavabububazub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nenkin-t.com/upload_img/ck/files/15329464775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afriqueitnews.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1e5232d1ad19eb5c085d4ceb005785fe/koser.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://veglifekc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files//16405283234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ballestermultiservicios.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7cfd10b091---meberesodemajage.pdfIn PDF document text