Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3b19368433903e8c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-09-12 16:02:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 85e3b71ce8bcbf2d999b92f62b5efba2 SHA-1: 321f97abef0617992f57ee88a1618d9dfd47341f SHA-256: 3b19368433903e8c174b092459f1397727d1f8d4d265a73eaffe40cfcbb9842d
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to multiple external URLs, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The document's structure and heuristic firings suggest it's designed to lure users into a callback phishing scheme by presenting a fake urgent issue, likely to steal credentials or financial information.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pokemon+card+symbols+bottom+left+corner PDF link annotation
    • http://familiegravesen.dk/userfiles/file/62895320803.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://codecs.ro/images/file/21869910816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ventisilva.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pobifufujif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithattamphuong.com/upload/files/70316669147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53434051875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mackyz7automotive.com/js/upload/files/45045373677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bluebossa.pl/files/file/25679991398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hissekurban.com/resimler/files/melexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/drg2gc817pvtip96tpm19e4j64/zozogimebewonowujuzabinim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coimbrasoftware.hu/images/uploads/files/gexiwetora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aviapartner.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pefodose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zippy-inc.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/90819402462.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hamasataccessories.com/userfiles/files/19337135808.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecoverservice.be/gallery/file/suxamuxejikipuzupiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vatlieutaphu.com/upload/files/56884054352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://martas.vodrsport.cz/uploads/files/xaxefatevuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinariogiardinelli.it/userfiles/files/46067448882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jagamimpi.com/contents/files/54878685796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://upaspor.com/resimler/files/52410616142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kga-am-adlergestell-ev.de/kga/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lanidufelugugoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/40c26d16b2c74cc011b60f563df7eb50/rapaboxujebi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://panificioilcavaliere.it/userfiles/files/kupol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613540a505b64---47625896938.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harmonie-avion.fr/actualite/files/90086114770.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vitanova-cattery.com/upload/file/14940820493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://driscollandgibson.com/images/edit_images/file/wojegomodobaxezejado.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_off0000d8b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8B6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f0c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0C8 18388 bytes
SHA-256: 7e42e54b6fdef317f8ea9083d61a6cb5f6635e83c03c51473c3387a0489e5b5c
font_02_sfnt_off00012042.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12042 10892 bytes
SHA-256: e1bd3c41e43e8b4d447d9769983a3d089ea201839b186b5d24182fb476b84348