Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1578e3a6dcf786ea…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.9 KB Created: 2021-09-06 05:29:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 327c54c679044af48ec888c74e4ac55a SHA-1: 19172904a76a7845af2a9bc6b633a06dfa4ee0b9 SHA-256: 1578e3a6dcf786ea92a178b11a87029cdab73654ee3cdba021025029712ae23a
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common vector for malicious content delivery. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, directing users to compromised websites that host further malicious PDFs. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or a trojan payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

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) 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://senzedigicraft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0725367196bb38796147509086d53477/71544434108.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.sevenchurchestour.net/seven/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607866d5e68b6---93072887002.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.akutrans.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132332ea340b---33378083547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elenasteele.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130354fbcf1d---18925458925.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beachfirebrands.com/userfiles/file/97838916470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rubin2000-distribuitorshop.ro/userfiles/file/mafelixinuxejado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beergolfers.com/blog/images/file/nejapigaruruxumabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16102c363a295e---xixubegaxowapod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://haps.company/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tsditu99rrn9a9s6i5r2p88sn7/57923477085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amalighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/51c299c95432c3408be7969124854b36/joxaloxabaxifuxera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharidendesignasphalt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5f55a6724a1535e3ef6312954d42f15d/29990259778.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leap-egypt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609de5436af84---53114943208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://photo-preiss.com/upload_files/files/lazenagolusudega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pritchardreunion.com/clients/81409/File/1245734118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zs-g.jp/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36650600015.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accesoriosalmayor.com/images/userfiles/file/kefetodotasitokavuki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://voszveszprem.hu/_user/file/70468538484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lemarko.com/userfiles/file/dufoboxug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pnlcoach.com/misc2/file/In PDF document text
    • http://zkojicin.cz/userfiles/file/40885311902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emotionpicturesfestival.gr/userfiles/file/losaririsiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vasantviharproperties.com/userfiles/file/21191444756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://master-service.ro/images/file/gefuvolova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aonetreks.com/uploads/file/3400166537.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aawyx.com/sites/default/imageuser/file/supotub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dintainoodle.com/uploads/files/66481345839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=champak+book+download+pdfPDF 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_off0000ceb6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCEB6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e6c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6C8 18376 bytes
SHA-256: 17e44748dbdfe97b53dad427245f636d5b992db25ff5429a88643b83e2dc6149
font_02_sfnt_off0001167e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1167E 10520 bytes
SHA-256: e3c82cbbba9be90f90ef4ac985d21925df5a79abbe7ed54b733459d0d4fff6b7