Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 00fbe79552a29e6c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.1 KB Created: 2021-07-06 10:48:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 901abe86e05ad10bf946fa105eb896a7 SHA-1: fb863958083e9e9f6bb5e2b4378a37c9cabb6fe8 SHA-256: 00fbe79552a29e6c94ca50b7db4f2936e8313ab8b542b0e6395a6e9de7fe9bcd
256 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of 'SE_PAYMENT_REDIRECT_LURE' and 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristics suggests the document is designed to trick users into making fraudulent payments or engaging with a scammer via callback. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support the malicious nature of this file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

Heuristics 9

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • Payment redirection / bank-detail change lure high SE_PAYMENT_REDIRECT_LURE
    Document describes new or changed bank, wire, ACH, IBAN, SWIFT, or routing instructions — a high-value business-email-compromise pattern
  • 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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The 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.
  • 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://www.hamburgeriaagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6ndom3e56tuj5amkrrrfn43hm6/zenelavofobevunix.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://motelandratecuci.ro/userfiles/file/189468497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af9f3b7779e---rikedesuxezevetowufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swaminarayangm.org/userfiles/file/fevejazalimoleburajipexek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttlengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099b4551c155---mubura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pinzimoniofiumicino.eu/userfiles/files/80585311215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sensible-seeds-premium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8b756f3b55---33314173009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aqsclimited.com/EditorImages/file/17086780773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meyanko.com/userfiles/file///73987507587.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8c55f24640---kovuxatalipexevol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maihiendanang.com/uploads/image/files/vodosenoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parzenica-bialka.pl/userfiles/files/begomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.risingstars.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8636b14c4d---tusizubibabusefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--1--8kcai1ck2bs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1c18782e5b3785f0659721b4fb8d4c8a/76682033845.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fujavietnam.com/images/Download/gubozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abcd470ced6---zosediruxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kinikft4smnp6i9hrkgd60l294/81890223838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ultraljud.nu/bild/files/51011340063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aksaaydinlatma.com/img/editor/image/file/daxolisojivaxadozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://twfern.org/upload/ckfinder_temp/files/20210607004232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0b70c3b92c---mepapuma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jdbailbonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e451ba1aa89aca4e420a56ffaf1bee3/ragikabeba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=check+your+answersPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e768.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE768 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ff7a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF7A 16908 bytes
SHA-256: caad7a0a3bcbcab719adb06f71a01d6f9fa7fd60347b7a8ea74dc7e19fdc53f6
font_02_sfnt_off00012b8b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B8B 10512 bytes
SHA-256: 66f87953a4dfc93353dada0c6cfb53ad5145447903a17ad6ddfe37fd1aef6711