Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5e826670bda07c1c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

103.9 KB Created: 2021-08-05 02:13:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 82a9c144794c400a51624ea901f3ff27 SHA-1: 2f298a4300c32b455d414bd97d158f715ced41a3 SHA-256: 5e826670bda07c1c20327abcfd6d5407ec844d9dfeb8c1bc154e562346ad3c42
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, and exhibits characteristics of a callback phishing lure. Embedded JavaScript and numerous external URLs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content or facilitate further exploitation. The document's structure and heuristic firings indicate it is designed to deceive users into initiating contact via phone.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9931

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 https://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=grade+9+math+teacher%27s+guide+slideshare+module+6 PDF link annotation
    • http://hill-macktribe.com/clients/7/78/785e88641dcef8d5cadf71fa969cae92/File/manigowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alutat.com/data/file/56328467064.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://win-sonic.com/ck_imgs/files/55091744520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novehorizonty.sk/userfiles/file/87953775695.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuizhkj.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-12/20210512131002603642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kibunajcc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nareni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpgny.com/userfiles/files/28633130222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sellerflows.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/380f6f0ed80214a0613cd0ebb7988aa7/rasetitikowugukozisobogis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rlvanstory.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f69df1224f18f4500a6df81400bc9ad6/dozalikolulozosezeku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logo4you.dk/userfiles/file/mixepifuxalilasusowimufo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ck-kutnahora.cz/gais/image/file/3111050617.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medok18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a862224d6cfe35e9939669467a18ae3b/23390575504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://synagoge-stommeln.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89440276718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nevisnews.com/userfiles/kisipolawuzezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entone.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/64b661024fc68468db9fff06505d3ade/98854232734.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amuseonline.com/absite/userfiles/file/zakawagusepakupuzepaweti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://camel-republic.com/media/userfiles/files/pelalulimidabulinidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orkhaconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m2qcb31htuc9nrffjlsucl17kh/nebajelagatep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://factory-01.com/js/upload/files/98638282546.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bestpokeya.com/uploads/files/sigoxovitojugivubiraru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://michaels-limo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8e7438567f---50149739197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://forter.vn/hinhanh/file/17040650932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libertyquad72.fr/userfiles/file/zezulajadofamasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://msslink.ru/userfiles/files/80251291527.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089b25d8513e---83369638501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monacollection.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b5f54f9f049fe2c94436527aeb5f1d78/21631705059.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_off00012db3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12DB3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000145c5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x145C5 17924 bytes
SHA-256: b5994cb288bb8abb1c878154c31c32a4481a1d56e00fa812f1e2d7bb8e12ebbc
font_02_sfnt_off00017514.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17514 11224 bytes
SHA-256: 97a7982eb2cee6ca640d2770076c3c64187e3652a9d424bdf7d8886447b96666