Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1dc7ea78988317b1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.8 KB Created: 2021-08-02 04:41:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 9235b8545dfca722d766565e71f7f4f9 SHA-1: 8949293c66b964dda65401fa5e7b168e39902106 SHA-256: 1dc7ea78988317b1ba187d3342aa6b42480f680e566b0b08d9a014f59f2d2aeb
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of links, many pointing to other PDF files hosted on compromised websites. The presence of embedded JavaScript and the link farm structure strongly suggest an attempt to deliver malicious content or redirect users to phishing sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely as a phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9989

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://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b82d7e5627c---gusonexu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://inspirationforexcellence.com/clients/66491/File/97686225791.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geodez.com/pliki/file/mesunilefusiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8cfe07f9561a36881ca006ce4448d835/75753576542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carszana.com/image/upload/File/38167963142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sh8ke.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a011b763826---52822274957.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://slide-bearing.com/d/files/jimid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://europeancustomtailor.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2b928dfaf0b6951c0aa1566dc5a90360/bilow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaupa.cz/userfiles/file/bajazolub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coatielectronica.com/files/vedejurazuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bhk-aindling.com/userfiles/files/90137116449.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wib24-admin.de/uploads/file/nowat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvsystreports.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5so1eq52nm7d028i4dsm2pcm40/nenumolalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ehsclassof64.com/clients/b/bf/bfa5c4411462ceee4a19e543862d902c/File/40332088597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nationshield.ae/userfiles/files/38839417846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alfa-clining.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/005596ddb10364a47bdafd6b3fede7ba/dunokepoputozuxoxegonizib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homeaestheticsllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60648c203a8982f4fb2bc5ef9cc58cd5/rodapokerigutazokapojamum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maplesservice.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b39e5d4c55595afb42b3c79c10941e7/jerix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worksafeorg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ct3vamo9k0eaqmll1q518ib7u0/nupek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sbox-technology.com/upload/datoteke/kulexenexejewuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lexus-custom.com/js/upload/files/luwoninavukojoxeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ptogel2.com/contents//files/2207967610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjhtdszdh.com/v15/Upload/file/202165124649848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elenasteele.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607925671803b---89764424881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=how+do+you+unlock+the+jellyfish+in+star+trek+fleet+commandPDF 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_off00010399.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10399 21096 bytes
SHA-256: cbc85eebe32809492500e89eb823e8174b45396e722e21df0564ce1b493a6f86
font_01_sfnt_off00013a4f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13A4F 11256 bytes
SHA-256: f55ad02b2782c8c4a775ddf3aa9bcaa2f7c1567fbd2d8a000ad0649fa12dfa0f
font_02_sfnt_off0001548b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1548B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1