Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4b5c28bd7fd17055…

MALICIOUS

PDF

145.7 KB Created: 2021-07-25 13:03:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 1a3818900061456c9008406e4237c60a SHA-1: 31a12cd9fbb1deb249329a3f79cdca13da644169 SHA-256: 4b5c28bd7fd17055bbf303e859b601dbfc6d4efca88fe9b56565da4e4c13e324
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. Heuristics identified it as a link farm pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution lure. The presence of invoice-related language further supports a scam-like attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160786c08a8abd---tefokojunawudop.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://angelojrobles.com/admin_initial_test/userfiles/file/wigoragadazib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.axelendinggroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7b0d31d44103b8d8f771955718c2f3e4/wijelazo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dirabrealtors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d04fb4ace9---sowewutajegero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benetalent.com/upload/files/lalofasinawome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asbufestival.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/gekizuvomunudavetapinimep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poltinik.ru/userfiles/file/61894969316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ambredore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160813e7d28173---dowulenokux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://willtorock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae20d0c6e13---pijigamopoliritakiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tlproduct.com/userfiles/file/18254974913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://estidevelopers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/68d3901b7fa9ad07f522adde8cf703a0/regutamajitobukag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khodahoanglang.com/admin/webroot/upload/image/files/mukenoponofivesuvufal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shipsupply.ru/userfiles/files/mitopibewebin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a152e3b0cba---pebikizukokaxamaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25e322e6f8f2aede980720b6726178d0/donosevanutasisapete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coffee33.ru/archive/file/43737966935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ensasoft.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a6ffjsal4s1h1ulpnlcpota8re/jidiresikodipewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pferde-fuer-unsere-kinder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cfc4357e31---18517249599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firmen-bekleidung.at/userfiles/file/nemurezesituxedekenipipil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.golddustdental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160825f2347bbc---xedopir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.segurosfacility.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160866a6e7a774---32420904368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cashofferoregon.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608012664649e---47040397552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=contrato+de+arrendamiento+de+vivienda+urbana+minerva+gratis+pdfPDF link annotation
    • https://sharpspringwww.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0126810e2964d12b79785728a291d39d/duroradilokixuwejopofup.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_off0001d534.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1D534 11132 bytes
SHA-256: 1630e47f6528bb0486e63d7fd42fbe6de038bd063d8c52911a064cdce9bb0867
font_01_sfnt_off0001eed4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1EED4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000206e6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x206E6 18912 bytes
SHA-256: e013c2230b6111264b4e4c6df52e8f0360b5e5e2c4041b7e4480d0527cfbcbd0