Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 137209baeffd93c0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.3 KB Created: 2021-10-08 09:50:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 2e54c2294dd0f2ecfdf4d1fd1131fddb SHA-1: 4d8fcc2e6d6f05408787de1ea042e8296a16f42f SHA-256: 137209baeffd93c0f604ca8ce1d6613f8c792638641c31207dc8084d56afbde8
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, suggesting it is designed to exploit vulnerabilities or deliver a malicious payload. The heuristic 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' indicates the document's content is likely a callback phishing attempt, prompting users to call a fraudulent number. The presence of embedded JavaScript points to potential execution of malicious code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=new+mexico+thistle PDF link annotation
    • http://osullivanspressurewashing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615d83b41330d---59070056139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markiza-trade.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18062046860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jiu-hang.com/upfiles/editor/files/falajapagepedusabusez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kkslavicin.cz/sites/default/files/file/44037878263.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trinityautorepairs.com/uploads/files/93194000203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salt17.com/userfiles/files/77610187254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dolmalatrek.com/userfiles/file/robexopotinevexagejuweg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jmyhship.com/uploadfile/files/19077570510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://softwaretesting.kr/club/data/userfiles/file/20210909055801.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clickbox.ro/images/file/bigegikililesepowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://olymp-kiev.com/temp/fckeditor/file/fuxiwirim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.premiumimport.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/faxofotenige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hdcorp.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eic4f5v0f9cdp1kkuss7sb0rne/labulufefozowepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nuk-amro.de/userfiles/file/zovinujinasujeseziminipaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kanomax-nsk.ru/images/73782214872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artinterior.bg/userfiles/file/34363030371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://derfo.info/resimler/files/kepasal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cozycornerexpress.com/uploads/files/56406128623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://traffictkt.com/viking1/uploads/files/vidivawepoxod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carolinevlieghe.fr/images/file/82867344193.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://9ja-bet.com/userfiles/file/tilusor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pitin-akutsu.com/js/upload/files/mabefokowiraliwimomuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iviltra.lt/images/files/11000432663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pataniforum.com/admin/jquery/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wodupakonug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vipbeachhouse.com/uploads/editor/file/dewoxiberexipimoxikolopi.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_off0000efba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEFBA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000107cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x107CC 18876 bytes
SHA-256: 3e8e4b71340b0216191b04206a6fdac382ed710eaa1950e5f9b773a1be3619f4
font_02_sfnt_off000138bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x138BB 10296 bytes
SHA-256: 8d5ffbed67d155b2d63a0249b092c4118f91b0da8aa4cc57640a37640c44708c