Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 062c06313b06d6fa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.5 KB Created: 2021-07-02 15:33:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 8785d98614a59053768368ea1e89b685 SHA-1: efc47257ded5a8d89e215b09fdf8859471807ef5 SHA-256: 062c06313b06d6fa1fb74747c4194a83309fa52bd102a81063e8c3ef060808fa
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs pointing to compromised websites suggest an attempt to deliver a second-stage payload or redirect users to phishing sites. The heuristic 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' further suggests a potential callback phishing or tech-support scam pretext.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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) or Microsoft license-boilerplate 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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=uk+bank+holidays+in+2021 PDF link annotation
    • https://www.llgnjinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/981e6c8aa8d588c781aa676a3fa6c1a3/mumetanubimi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kmclogistics.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abf486a5ba7947c7252045bf993b59b9/lojilutugekokedusorukixir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gennarimaq.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b75bf7a72fc---jikalikeloxuxije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iltorg.ru/upload/file/12635099811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ooo-kenk.ru/userfiles/file/3490442895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blog.crowdly.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e3ae276761---semopurakonupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c4e6715993---wixiderefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.paparazzirestaurant.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0ce28dc27e6330be65795dc1fcf328e8/lasidozavazekofopagugidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrunarser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/2105241608294719301c4zuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec67e66749---76156139076.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.everhouse.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a440f925a76---73526687859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://louvre.lv/res/wysiwyg/file/sujumugodebawovujadutexel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asckhn.com/acskhn/userfiles/file/tagedefimevobami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d47070d849---58173772407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://summit-christian-academy.net/scauserfiles/files/rugavupokulasakikijigoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077a8f9b9f37---32666907675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.timtransportes.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160856e3da2425---salunixamulizejoworum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.immiflex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b19f420a30b---kivimikuwoduxoguzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://livingcircles.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091dc947ade6---85283909650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://southportrubbish.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160879d9c0a5cb---kajatepaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gizaviation.com/uploads/files/jovegogigitewepopoxem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cdscabling.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a16ada2d1c6---vuvavukadezojifede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbarestate.com/survey/userfiles/files/2504841773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--78-6kce7dfhb9dwb.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b1091e4305d198eae71a1d9b17ce5a5/bimarobixuxozinal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nbrownies.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f3bd35b440---kutimositeve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000f09a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF09A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000108b1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108B1 10660 bytes
SHA-256: 25b282eb04751deea54530beb0d19a98d021d46b041535a8a9bcde4891464934
font_02_sfnt_off00012114.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12114 17672 bytes
SHA-256: 2e0094852eeeb362adef2d1273f6ec1a3e11f342fb56472fe9b42058e7599d1d