Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 513f52df563171f5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-09-04 02:08:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: e3f7eea18ed77bded1ae316741ff4386 SHA-1: 94cb7d9e32f354550f3f86be61da4bff1da0708f SHA-256: 513f52df563171f5a91027f775796cd2af2b6ad50324a3eae6b2a6afc7cec7f6
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and links to algorithmically generated URLs, indicating a malicious intent to download further payloads. The presence of a callback phishing lure suggests the document is designed to trick users into contacting a malicious actor, likely for credential harvesting or to initiate further social engineering. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9981

Heuristics 9

  • 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 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) 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://peptidturkiye.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zuxim.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f2c8a8734c---5036849434.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cissud.it/uploads/ck_editor/files/36123496800.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://davidlbrooks.com/clients/868292/File/28865718758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.barbazan-debat.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21055923229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lagerunda.it/public/upload/file/17322145502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alfa-clining.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08e02648c12212ac66c2f7cc18504c6a/gofoxazol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://castrolmintabolt.hu/images/upload/file/81290047141.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imapbook.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/gubuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.llgnjinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4000a4b4a6850a245f7e04814e082a6a/suwovizudagimararor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://okulsanmalatya.com/imgup/file/13505308522.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/tujavux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cafeau1ait.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xeduzedemupoxafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iwish-cosmetics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a7bb81fb89---53751931599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gdgom.com/upload/file/2106052119162084372ko5l4uakgj9.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hongdacable.com/d/files/14301443747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sjalikave.hu/pictures/file/55479835771.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snap-drone.com/userfiles/file/wonolinolileterukajudava.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160914b8095bc4---71139348168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwingsde.com/uploads/files/lufisiderugipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077105773836---pofuridusopudevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610a1e475d8e7---rokefuliz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=ahcccs+application+spanish+pdfPDF 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_off0000ddf9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDF9 10464 bytes
SHA-256: 91691fc7171f3f09ccc922e755ae0a1cd7ced404b9caebaba10da4ce0cc8dbe0
font_01_sfnt_off0000f5b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF5B6 19228 bytes
SHA-256: 3a41c8725e393ea09a4ff53ee3a1fe99101e2a3ed28e42888f3ef6df07b8ed73
font_02_sfnt_off000127eb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x127EB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1