Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 39ae2693ba44651d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

114.2 KB Created: 2021-07-05 10:01:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 214810449b1118755301999013069d04 SHA-1: 0b63dbc71743aa5117173a4a0d5a0683cc493f4d SHA-256: 39ae2693ba44651d4fb94cdc956e8f5affce5af877e9025efe7631c3aed406d9
192 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to redirect users to malicious websites. The heuristics indicate the document is part of a link farm pointing to compromised CMS upload storage, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content. The presence of callback lures and urgency language further supports a phishing or scam-related attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9886

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 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://krisoc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=silverback+steam+and+heating+rentals PDF link annotation
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd32f7a647f---11092210021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stagerightstaging.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7e650c8fa4c1c6b702c15304e40f702/76511521020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ietc-oman.com/userfiles/files/dedifajidovikodaraz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrun-arser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210630082432663764x92008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://europeanprofservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a98a3bd98dc---29996465890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hiddencliff.kr/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210615_F5BA50E075BB6CA7.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rockyshairsalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2jickmt74u21hqrj5tq4tmp8im/miwowilekuwebuwilemep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agsposure.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4bf23cbe1b9d7c39938eaac5632c48d3/32011340422.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lokalesichtbarkeit.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e893b4gpeitmsqml87ugn8enov/9550106726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fekp7bmed9j02jm5savon7c7q0/97350447699.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gretajensen.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53010319656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diversified-nj.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3a7d7bdbaabaf7dee7b38ee61ea1e6fd/fibawakem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bpabv.nl/uploadfiles/file/tobeniv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c60865cd80---48744365359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.publicitymailing.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c32f91772b---wajukoxokiso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160858b7ecf757---50139911608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jamoncup.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a944c1d6061---datukozigux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sbnjl.com/userfiles/files/56850887005.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c446e711f2a---41013174649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coffee33.ru/archive/file/83512519288.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://investainternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ae33fb6d73---duzobofudaliziwebus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daindnc.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/vumoxabiwisavafemuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicoptere.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a210c883206---mumoxixojafagi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.onestopnaturalstore.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nfr5tu8nkh84a4ke99hriv8piu/nolufitowiwikubuzezogula.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://churchliferesources.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a00fbf89b5d---julakiliwosapovamorep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608757729681c---72325190607.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_off00015c59.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15C59 17224 bytes
SHA-256: b99783cb48926b3bc270e98dab83afe56734eb6123ffc480898b1f680af82e52
font_01_sfnt_off0001899c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1899C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001a1b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1A1B3 11068 bytes
SHA-256: f10a3f86facc7622af83d980702d97c9f9e3ae897ef5e4fd3e719d85a27acfbe