Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4790abd40cdc25a4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.6 KB Created: 2021-09-16 01:52:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-07
MD5: a1c9420f5360a0b68b6ddba6fe8e5744 SHA-1: d58a99c2b11675f3897359943b4ef0ef94ceae9e SHA-256: 4790abd40cdc25a475615f97a131566f5b99031d588657714c0319daf62678de
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, some pointing to compromised CMS uploads, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic strongly suggests the document is designed to trick the user into calling a phone number, likely for a fraudulent purpose. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature, likely involving exploitation of PDF vulnerabilities to deliver a payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 http://dreesmann-foto.de/userfiles/file/29955321637.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://geomanteia.com/userfiles/files/nikaxuselabusifamelaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pavaniautismschools.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jalq59nhplb3fr2r4r5vb94n8u/96824277543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pasted-radio.de/web/files/kararavozupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coaching-scolaire.net/userfiles/file/96014025072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cheers-gifts.com/userfiles/29640724672.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://betonkeritesek.eu/Content/files/kuguzuxuxepalurevijoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tuoitre.bacgiang.gov.vn/lib/ckfinder/files/gupoponitavugakopaxid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nelly-design.ru/upload/files/37421669120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141fd76e982f---72220871793.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barudan.hk/UploadFile/file/20210911215650340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webvitamin.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/rejuwuvaleso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rougeindigo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/karitulobokifepozofun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alompar.hu/uploads/content_files/files/55622480226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tianfonmm.com/d/files/kalodugizavit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tiquital.com/documentos/file/81605905940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://steclotildehorton.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140ddc6d0a1e---rodeluvevela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfainstal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134867310abc---59116756529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cungcapluonech.com/upload/files/89488963111.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bentleyplemtech.ru/userfiles/file/67881264480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aashianarealty.com/file/61592110263.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jasmijnbloemengroen.nl/userfiles/file/89321655716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myflora888.com/ck_files/files/degelerizidudurojofipen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grupo.iberia.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mifeveditafagovemokuti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=spy+secrets+that+can+save+your+life+pdf+downloadPDF link annotation
    • https://www.thc.gda.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zutagukifusojinuw.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_off0000f82b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF82B 11156 bytes
SHA-256: 72beb574003b82536ee38c698abb0eb7615c0680488e8884c529640a5410b9de
font_01_sfnt_off00011236.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11236 17640 bytes
SHA-256: b89dd169d03b2182a367d38904754e4b708739bbe317223c209cc251415c97bb
font_02_sfnt_off00014058.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14058 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1