Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 02a24222bc3fe5db…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.9 KB Created: 2021-09-05 12:50:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: f24ae008fb21188b5b437f079105d11e SHA-1: 339d54f0576de29e34d2a8c6a84da8d51908c4ff SHA-256: 02a24222bc3fe5dbffe8ade1f1b040bd340fb735a2852f641a9cdf9a3cbaa3cb
184 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 phishing or trojan threat. The embedded JavaScript stream and the presence of numerous external links, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting, suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content or facilitate a phishing attack. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic further supports the conclusion that the document is designed to trick the user into initiating contact, likely for a scam.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://gkscam.com/userfiles/file/rinemogexerexel.pdf
    • http://nhactheducthammy.com/upload/files/80871860451.pdf
    • https://readxyz.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8cc011f25c474706f794797fec1d470e/2214154712.pdf
    • https://advance-pack.com/editor_upload/file/14648940089.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2aa7da20a3---69115605602.pdf
    • http://liqaa-lb.com/files/userfiles/files/sofakijupopotasezan.pdf
    • http://standardamulet.com/files/files/52356560113.pdf
    • http://i-daa-wl.de/userfiles/15954466956.pdf
    • http://www.performhabitat.fr/bundles/astadmin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72211852636.pdf
    • https://kovosluzba-praha.cz/res/file/28292743102.pdf
    • https://acryl-bg.com/userfiles/file/43223438693.pdf
    • http://bangdinhphucat.com/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/78014961825.pdf
    • https://tortugafilms.ca/adminfiles/file/57118575843.pdf
    • http://vino-charlie.cz/userfiles/file/46532227076.pdf
    • http://ajk-opakowania.eu/upload/fck/file/zoriwixuxemu.pdf
    • https://www.rath-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ffd88ba5e9---depofudetes.pdf
    • http://www.shjkyq.com/up_files/FCK/file/28084086688.pdf
    • http://alteredcompta.com/buddha/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wexafedidubekomozi.pdf
    • http://luatsutiengtrung.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/waropuwapu.pdf
    • http://ketoanaca.com/uploads/image/files/91110349541.pdf
    • http://www.restorationservice.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073b57b563a9---porijevetogukem.pdf
    • http://zulassung4you.de/bilder/file/witov.pdf
    • https://abofahed.com/userfiles/file/90811519958.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=diferen%C3%A7a+entre+ingles+britanico+e+americano+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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b7bb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB7BB 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000cfd2.bin
7810ab9deac26f173caffd92054dc3b1fea31a6575e00de59f926e8e3e90f591
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCFD2 11304 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000e9a8.bin
39dcd4bcf3549967622ae17f4ad39c7a2db8aef9f92898e7319462d0299ca908
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9A8 18168 bytes