Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3821f2382ef5cf40…

MALICIOUS

PDF

98.4 KB Created: 2021-07-01 10:44:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 197a2b6544317db5f0212bec427c3d3e SHA-1: 56a3598c28c8efa58ff2d8cea7b4585bf74d4944 SHA-256: 3821f2382ef5cf403692fc9c79a9c764f72089030f99d75af1c491d575c3771d
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is often used to redirect users to malicious sites or download further payloads. The presence of numerous links to potentially compromised or disposable hosting, coupled with a high ML confidence score and ClamAV detection as a phishing trojan, strongly suggests a malicious intent. The heuristic 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' indicates the document may be designed to trick users into calling a fraudulent support number.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9922

Heuristics 9

  • 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 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) or Microsoft license-boilerplate 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 http://canxetaidientu.com/images/file/tigofutira.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.swx.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/80099437a0983610aeca13439b50b078/9479559550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allaboutdowney.com/userimages/rubelovufagubibogiguze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samiznojmo.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81bba5d68e84a3db3cd7778f74c176c4/89986169983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marcado.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d386a7aeba1---sotigekuvemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160761c435fecd.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evabody.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8505a36287---8752251030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pitin-akutsu.com/js/upload/files/5575397553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://careerhack.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2a05b27b4c---75692944781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpha-cp.com/userfiles/file/depametilivaremula.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cleannshieldflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ea469578dbe065d9012a72edfc9beec7/ginejiginefifodosuniwifem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://winston-woodward.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6c4fa7c3646a8267488adeac9203fb17/tabivinisoninizekaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://immodraft.nrw/images/architekten_agentur_images_/file/karudewupavuzaroju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/75afec4d2e4a4df77b9b4ab0ef641cc9/jatibez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totaldeliverancecathedralchurch.com/clients/2/22/22dae496a1749ae881e6bee195142b05/File/31203672805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.empresasdelimpeza.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078584d7f6b2---49932524960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daivupaint.com/img-chamthi/files/womevupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ilovegabal.net/fckeditor/_upload/file/84918133116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gf-location.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082ef6732733---jetoveredugevidawamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.democratum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/11bf746d0c9ae4e27e1730d7a46cf21e/lirorimunidinobanupeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indee-r.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc082ca00d5f4b7ba321acba1d7b519c/54151406040.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikkadikoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160839c16312d7---23377298888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fouladsazanco.com/Upload/file/fodobelival.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phuocthuan.vn/images/pic/file/lalavesubesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oilandgaswork.com/userfiles/file/7607638258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=yatesville+falls+state+forestPDF 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_off000121e8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x121E8 16632 bytes
SHA-256: fa1f96d80914892a7eefb04a088ce3c7464914ead1486e0c36e6bb9ced4215b3
font_01_sfnt_off00014d4d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14D4D 10152 bytes
SHA-256: d2b6b62fdf7833b52fe6e83d0d9e6174f9223a5981140800bd1b4f8f1985f1ed
font_02_sfnt_off0001642c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1642C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1