Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7f7335057a1b73e8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.1 KB Created: 2021-08-14 01:56:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 6bcfa235f64c0855c36c3c05839db526 SHA-1: 9c844967b6d93ef0c8d929cad47fc11c7e7662cd SHA-256: 7f7335057a1b73e8d50b3069210ad02785f363d63030cd31c3335be26e36f8c3
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious, specifically as a phishing trojan. It contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting it's part of a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The heuristic 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' indicates the document likely prompts the user to call a phone number, a common tactic in callback phishing and tech-support scams.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9996

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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=bank+of+america+hours+holiday PDF link annotation
    • http://veronicanealhome.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/2/160c87275e995c---55284883001.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serendipityorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607462480e5ac---5020811552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sieckultury.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43cef273ad42b7d02ad02ff9d4ad10b9/72970541294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://test.uebersetzungen-nesselberger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be106961fd3---nozidunulosol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artgraf24.pl/userfiles/file/19502862541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gennarimaq.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e0522be9e84---vesofaniwupizuvanigexales.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb50a466ae2---rumagipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nrl2vooa3scfhm87va4bt6i4d5/39399420145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ailizia.com/userfiles/wexegofepatijidumafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moskvaznaet.ru/upload/files/sikajajiridu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.artefuoricentro.it/js/lib/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18999985482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adabaskimerkezi.com/upload/file/raremajuveruwafofoli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://herodumpsterrental.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/80a7da5ab83f099f7bf3453b47931d13/zuneno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moveisgarciadigital.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607eebff6862a---6303498040.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barsugo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/42583150735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akapacha.com/userfiles/file/fajizobidojutide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eandjfamilyhealthcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3dd265bde5b2305b6bd2fe22a2f2663a/pomiporolosazusitutuma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kp-bs.ru/upload/files/pimuxigazanoranok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uclerbaklava.com/resources/file/45705419954.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wib24-admin.de/uploads/file/nivadubige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a3e6574e3b---naliluzagat.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_off0000fc21.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC21 11000 bytes
SHA-256: f650222f968e79831cde34f4566cce07c04d842dd772a68aee0e24ae2b0eb483
font_01_sfnt_off00011583.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11583 17120 bytes
SHA-256: ea8e8d17568382eb2de4e3bea22c65b9e1648e17e96ec1d1942108aa22e40ba1
font_02_sfnt_off00014271.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14271 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1