Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 26c2b5746ad9fa0e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.9 KB Created: 2021-08-05 19:56:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: a10d23bda6d66c194337bcb2cba87714 SHA-1: 49dcab11c5b3ea237961b256740cb8f4cb5d6ad1 SHA-256: 26c2b5746ad9fa0e481cb00ec3906dab056737e9c3825fb8618ddeac188c8556
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic indicates the document is designed to trick users into calling a phone number, a common tactic in phishing and tech-support scams. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely involving the execution of further malicious code or redirection to phishing sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+get+a+workers+permit+in+maine PDF link annotation
    • http://diysmart.net/userfiles/file/36331919312.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mp-journal.com/media/file/26232408968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baharemadinah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0fa29eed15---21079890351.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://assurancemauricie.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ce8cfb580c---farawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://murten-hotels.ch/userfiles/files/nuxidarabimewakewime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carscaso.com/js/upload/files/xusorasibokawatamafofan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catbasailing.com/upload/fck/file/saxegavekugadoxotojolok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shoreluxurylimos.com/userfiles/files/gumodetadixirabupikesoba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arohitourandtravels.com/userfiles/file/93071734227.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alanaf.ru/userfiles/files/golagedanowinux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://camile.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/30bs91tvkd8tukq2l9l1jh90dk/livifuzuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daiduongmetal.com/uploads/ckfinder/files/3910612083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.eltomillaralhaurin.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ragadafite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shqinze.net/admin/upimg/file///daxajiduzixitemixaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hacunamatata.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/615730c66f612e8d325d8065bad2cd16/linabibup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://boldvision.tv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075a503541c8---kitegujivepilumav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aep-tc.com/cache/fck_files/file/66024843511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ccapostolicchurch.org/clients/1/19/19d200bce63520a637954fb60b162b1a/File/44682634181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://npxbyy.com/wang3_3_10_27/Upload/Upload/file/202172345148578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.timtransportes.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160971f9721aec---zuzikiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.histoiresdegroupes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee891634cfa---xasepelamofaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deewo.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d0af4ed51ca---dotajokafogixiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ardechetendancebrut.fr/userfiles/ardechetendancebrut.fr/file/dufijuwezapagoxarusip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andeanskyline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160944b8ac2893---44579940610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://illinoislivestock.org/userfiles/file/bikif.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_off0000f96e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF96E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011180.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11180 17296 bytes
SHA-256: c2c5588cca6d395bbd7d51ee8eccd634ce013f1d4377ed4651d37de27e4032d7
font_02_sfnt_off00013efd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13EFD 10720 bytes
SHA-256: b173b6d885d10718bc375392ab0cb947a6c5e767cbb6595bb68c6f9ad1fe0336