Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 64a48c9330538b5a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

175.7 KB Created: 2021-06-19 12:08:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: f41d32ffc65f03b2fbd07ac1c0ce4c7b SHA-1: 357d6197b3be377ac56902bc2b3d7865c073f9b6 SHA-256: 64a48c9330538b5a54e62b50e14e7395605811710da0bbad6b6563174a558e34
272 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file exhibits multiple indicators of malicious intent, including ML classification, ClamAV detection, and heuristics flagging it as a phishing lure. The document impersonates Outlook and uses urgency language, directing users to click links hosted on compromised WordPress sites. These links likely serve as a gateway for credential harvesting or to download a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9998

Heuristics 11

  • 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.
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=collect+pdf+to+one+file.
  • 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) or Microsoft license-boilerplate documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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 https://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=collect+pdf+to+one+file PDF link annotation
    • https://kfz-gutachter-oliver-schiller.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c575929dfc---40316709891.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecoinkworld.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b30267f0cf6aeb642290437cd5229667/18433131555.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishio2bet.com/contents//files/25259520882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://limpjet.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fff95c13efcf32a775c3ad651f1cb5c4/monusodofelilexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marksiegeldds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5431629a41370a0879b24e01904113e2/golirososu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://freedomtampons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/984f82b8c7ce5ce29782e5edeb7ffdff/96378754654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://outspokenholland.com/userfiles/fckFile/20210526230017.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.anieliasfx.com/uploads/textareas/file/81428528004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://loveperfectionschool.com/upload/file/9379913867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirilmazbardak.com/userfiles/file/90880700052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blackknowledge.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c3f37f8b3f137c35e5f5b6751218a1c7/91484536867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://broadstripe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/705fc3440e2b79d54f25332908462b8c/61449730724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://silesiacapital.eu/data/file/davado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akinmedical.com/uploads/file/selijugadipazorezuxij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dogninja.com/userfiles/files/vilaxasijekagit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bkc4tklaecq16khclnmaa9eek2/sosotibejamemotovejalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modelkyujin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160909c31abc9c---zoxumazuxabawafipefikora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadianrelocation.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ed693982cb---71520534089.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loskutova.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/40758b4046cb72aff1218bd436669f4a/tobajozetum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn 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://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00027a18.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x27A18 4572 bytes
SHA-256: cb345bbb436aab6444a859171481a340948cc8460ac7fb4226bc06a65b767c12
font_01_sfnt_off000289bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x289BC 11660 bytes
SHA-256: 4f87d8d070849c2d997259c2f317914116747cd2f49235818a0912ab078e521c