Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 649f7de1e5bca874…

MALICIOUS

PDF

127.1 KB Created: 2021-09-19 13:07:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: e3323b91ea4230147e25567a29dfb8ba SHA-1: caaddd17c54baec0c188bb7da7a91cb629b95a59 SHA-256: 649f7de1e5bca8744a5d0f908995d2bca4d27832eab52bfe6e6a595beecc9aac
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, some pointing to compromised CMS uploads and link farms, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download or execution of a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9957

Heuristics 8

  • 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 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://searchlink.org/userfiles/file/towegafu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://vitacanes.com/uploads/files/mupituvebivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://penzion-palice.cz/content/10805811621.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.contal-farmer.com/uploads/files/94515446576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7e66319f6ecf586d8edded3409d4c67/jepimukatemab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sanchariglobal.com/userfiles/file/91539778530.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buzmakov-ua.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xudukatewopemirisuxanubag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wych123.com/upload/files/sizebenujub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.benvenutialmare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161315bd51e867---dupulimuvexogezixed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohmytour.kr/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210905_FBB54FA9F87DC572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614162bd5a265---pubibom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://progettogeometra.it/userfiles/files/84206833694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.officinadelgustoroma.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5a91386ff4e463c6a70051cc2d6305e6/toparapofabanunizinuni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nazycakes.com/userfiles/file/pobodisomen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fireprovietnam.net/luutru/files/2826856867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.darrellstuckey.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f8782d8ea0---xoguworudiwexepojuduwexeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vaynhe.com/upload/files/givifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theprofitnesstrainers.com/userfiles/file/76511021145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smsalumni1971.com/apadmin/uploads/userfiles/files/dezilepebesure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarkanyhajo.hu/files/file/borekofutevolixutabuxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teusz.pl/UserFiles/file/78604177785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://freemansphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161416cef38484---xiwoditilakuwiribapimug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carshopm.com/js/upload/files/bedivugasifajarugesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaishachuukobuhin.com/js/upload/files/22606342220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=wwe+all+stars+2+download+for+androidPDF 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_off00018917.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18917 10548 bytes
SHA-256: 6baf2f57fdaf35fe35fc65b7cedd3d04036981579a52472bf71d0940d9a67ee8
font_01_sfnt_off0001a163.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1A163 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001b975.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1B975 20300 bytes
SHA-256: 479542efd89e91522ae981dd0f4a01e86d89b5762be97c7306a9db9c0df3b604