Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 60318c5a3abbec61…

MALICIOUS

PDF

136.2 KB Created: 2021-07-26 04:16:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 8fdf8d8a5f3d2dd168c7cf001fbfc24b SHA-1: 22e3153f0d4d432a65d5fdccdbb52766402764e8 SHA-256: 60318c5a3abbec61202ace094070bf561ae8e9fe34f2751210762f2ca8004f28
304 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document exhibits multiple high-severity heuristics indicating malicious intent, including ML classification, random URL links, and lures for payment redirection, MFA harvesting, and callback phishing. The embedded links point to various compromised CMS upload locations and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content or redirect users to phishing sites. The document's structure and heuristics strongly suggest it is part of a phishing campaign designed to trick users into clicking malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

Heuristics 11

  • 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 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.
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • Payment redirection / bank-detail change lure high SE_PAYMENT_REDIRECT_LURE
    Document describes new or changed bank, wire, ACH, IBAN, SWIFT, or routing instructions — a high-value business-email-compromise pattern
  • 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.
  • 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://lideparts.com/userfiles/file/1620933115.pdf
    • http://kojeneckezbozi.eu/userfiles/file/46401287908.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aec9ab3e11e---26795626193.pdf
    • http://jtour.vn/userfiles/file/xusezegapikowo.pdf
    • http://clinicaveterinariabilancino.it/userfiles/files/53694261360.pdf
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b889507d52---binitux.pdf
    • http://barrarioservicos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4608d65a19---10312436973.pdf
    • http://philippinesroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f02a1921b82f2f96bce1b83962ac0a41/77054976854.pdf
    • http://spy-military-labs.com/userfiles/file/88754727991.pdf
    • https://globalazeri.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b28htpqehrchdu9vturarqe7n1/sinusidofasadorokodivopok.pdf
    • http://dom-nenilovo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/76d020a182fec91aef933d458b76abc5/niwizadanemajek.pdf
    • https://stollerco.com/testingsites/advantage_aviation/assets/media/file/16489882910.pdf
    • https://machinex-machines.com/UserFiles/File/lutuxixevusani.pdf
    • http://handgun.ee/media/file/4228973280.pdf
    • https://techson-cctv.com/upload/file/50713707922.pdf
    • https://bawaniint.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zelazixane.pdf
    • http://www.alquilerbares.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607aff0bc6cb9---74435041871.pdf
    • http://birzebbugastpetersfc.com/files/file/5428298442.pdf
    • http://landmanenterprises.com/clients/6/66/660ad4be7ac834282af30b44844c6003/File/89457574788.pdf
    • http://sintjorisparochie.nl/userfiles/file/40240365652.pdf
    • https://toppelletmachine.com/d/files/funerubezefipuligozufate.pdf
    • http://tatishev.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/68401019595.pdf
    • https://mangonebike.com/uploads/file/46157266994.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s5utft4hbl5sbeokhmgkj27ug6/73848258147.pdf
    • https://microfocus-realize2020mea.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc12be8750984a51e19a95aa67a6dc54/58845359346.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+activate+my+pa+ebt+card
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001b04f.bin
a384826c4f19e681c34af068eda3a8d9335aff02ea65cec1554fba310089474d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1B04F 19168 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001e18e.bin
f4b13e95c801f26c041f2451a645346c5087ec76680dee0081472b4afad61e56
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1E18E 10752 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001fa20.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1FA20 16792 bytes