Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1c0874d05780e6bc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

108.1 KB Created: 2021-06-25 22:36:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: df81610dac3df6c3c36d9b35ca343c0a SHA-1: 362fda20a8d46cd1ec83ffe0779418f105a9e36d SHA-256: 1c0874d05780e6bc8d33acf3e4606b0cc9ad9c5197299bac10915435031d7853
216 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, exhibiting characteristics of a phishing or scam attempt. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, suggests a callback lure, prompting users to contact a phone number for issues like billing or refunds. Numerous links to potentially compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting were found, indicating an effort to host malicious content or redirect users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9868

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 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.
  • 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 http://vipavtoufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bb8dfaa6f1a7329cf6d9c5d565c40732/72098290188.pdf
    • http://ibiforstarlight.ca/clients/3/3c/3cfcca4e360ca8807b7dd7d6e7cbeae0/File/pinutemonixerazimamamo.pdf
    • http://es-umzuege-transporte.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/16cbea75fd1be9891502b633d90d38cb/97106543561.pdf
    • https://oteaexpert.fr/cite_imgs/file/fanijonaxojolukute.pdf
    • https://lynnesnaturaltreats.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7650631f49d70f3507065f6262bc6042/vitamivulokorinebemugog.pdf
    • https://www.bistro-e.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160740f7d464e4---39840016232.pdf
    • https://anzmrrn.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a4d5fa3355---gifipezusupuvelipedexe.pdf
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/481f67420ad796173062f495df6b1e08/kozesavegujurupi.pdf
    • http://gz-theoutfit.com/UploadFiles/FCKeditor/20210605113801.pdf
    • http://mp-journal.com/media/file/93331625800.pdf
    • https://torrentclub.vip/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2du9b9a1qaoa5iakrk0mq37eve/lotovewobujoguri.pdf
    • http://alphabodysupplements.com/newerac2c/userfiles/file/pixoxe.pdf
    • http://indiebookoftheday.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d5d32634cb---giruxiv.pdf
    • https://gearforfree.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0a1f98sq9eu5172ct1aurlr5v5/godujajeloleresufit.pdf
    • http://deepakbatteries.com/uploads/file/kojawefezoxomu.pdf
    • https://sk-developers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3ccc9f1959---jabilotemiriwevagozat.pdf
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081d38e7541e---nidapedijekigiluraxabeji.pdf
    • https://englewoodgrassfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/15f199ea82ef7ce2c74dac0b0d42e53f/80851640550.pdf
    • http://caacoding.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082dbcad43a9---gatixudagivolakopafamavi.pdf
    • http://mujuerp.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/20210624234717.pdf
    • http://chinajnbt.com/images/upload/File/2112036545.pdf
    • https://westcoastmovers.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3m1t47ginqldl2908l3j2boon6/82094675159.pdf
    • https://www.unicodesystems.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n62u0q3k1n1dba4tok7ro1dpo7/pixuvevakajum.pdf
    • https://www.mybizwebsites.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608944deecaf1---94300797588.pdf
    • https://soechi.net/userfiles/file/juwinovetexarelabu.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=linear+algebra+and+cryptography
    • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00012d44.bin
4ba083d376afc41cf53b415582c81790bde1a185478be4d9583d65e3bbef258d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D44 5348 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00013ff8.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13FF8 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001580f.bin
00bafec6fcceab4be42e5e4e24529b9373ebd0bb8ed3a8c2f5189cda08a6c845
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1580F 10836 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off00017086.bin
5b152acb0597de852fc164baaa156ebba051c2d81151182be6b147069178d7f7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17086 19520 bytes