Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7327932f35de739e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.6 KB Created: 2021-07-14 06:13:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 0ec74425d7fcfda3adc82c6fa0674fb1 SHA-1: 1c31a27bf1542abe5517443517e3361b8fdd7d50 SHA-256: 7327932f35de739ef9b727d3e0f8cf6fdb747ece7f3ff51d268a53b6205c9d2d
176 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by multiple heuristics, including a critical ClamAV detection and an ML classifier. It functions as a link farm, directing users to compromised WordPress upload storage, which is a common tactic for distributing malicious files. The presence of embedded URLs and the overall structure suggest an attempt to lure users into downloading a malicious PDF, likely for phishing or scam purposes.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://jockmurray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160eca671534c8---ferematisu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://sgpropertylawyers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8358feb274cd7a8139ce0eba777d952d/ketomakoroketizuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b25571920af---nojimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cb80c36966---60688499176.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creationstationdance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cd2a98e07d---jusigi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hinogas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g7c8rc3ubvrtfi6a7pg5vm0eac/wuregim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drinkandshrink.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078ef7b7192c---41089127975.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sportyou.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/luzilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://valifyrepapillon.com/clients/6/68/68e1c6a84db99a04c21676ff826d6e37/File/rizowubarusejimizibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----7sbab1bcaqplb0ccyi9d.xn--p1ai/files/file/95085600869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiakaha.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/96sonelkg7h7tof1r3cb64ogk9/riseraran.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guchenes.com/d/files/wopozaborigojiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimandyoo.com/userfiles/file/44254749800.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterina-hrib.cz/user-uploads/files/85474403678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cyuanmei.com/userfiles/file/buferokejixijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tsssport.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160723c18b9192---37312916798.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.amiunaorchestra.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9784ad31fd---8878447064.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fnb-concepts.com/images/uploads/files/dibupevepunirarabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ladychief.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/851c15c70a5711a66b25631ed6ff57c4/71669715067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://winston-woodward.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/000d833ac7337f9851ecdf6a80ce2d4f/bakonofon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dzbnf.com/upload/file///31023409788.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://al-bandak.com/userfiles/file/migigixovev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eltonltd.ru/sites/default/files/uploads/58793629290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lagostena.it/userfiles/files/66263820268.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=the+least+common+multiple+of+3+4+6+and+8+isPDF 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_off0000f399.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF399 11476 bytes
SHA-256: 1fcb6453b696203909ac9cc066bf6f03b6663d902e3496bfb2128a94dbdeef9c
font_01_sfnt_off00010e90.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E90 16364 bytes
SHA-256: dd0f1717cf5c53dadc0765286970dd78decb5c52083d8833ab87fc7992d24835
font_02_sfnt_off000138f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x138F0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1