Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8061bb2747465885…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.9 KB Created: 2021-09-05 16:06:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: e6c45a154872eb93e0187fc60bdc4cbd SHA-1: 5b40c96623222d55cf99c22a366d4348a05f2d78 SHA-256: 8061bb274746588502b8d0088e58c62d3b3766e4d58e9a6deefc8aac50e1d377
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external links, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting. The presence of a 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' heuristic and a 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' heuristic indicates a pattern of using link farms for malicious purposes. The 'ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS' and 'CLAMAV_DETECTION' firings strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery via the embedded links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9908

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=artiste+wireless+headphones+manual PDF link annotation
    • https://heritran.vn/uploads/news_file/tapibuxudibapet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asustainable.com/global/file/tujakixume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bioident.pl/photos_fck/file/61099820544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160714dfeb1ad7---35687069077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constantemail.com/userfiles/file/1624368834fevepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kovove-ploty-brany-zabradli.cz/UserFiles/File/80126955886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://joesservicecenternj.com/userfiles/files/ganom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkergeneralcontractors.net/userfiles/file/14079062034.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tungqibiotech.com/upfiles/editor/files/69800550791.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sun-marche.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/56987952961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/krq5fpqopicbg0ep9rlov48k6n/82100031758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://st-ark.it/userfiles/files/tevuzotisedegedikemeri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ons1tmo1h75n5g3476mra6t33c/36988913467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trsbarriersdirect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v84tcndthrdcc0afg282ekg5in/kuwitixamad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parquesanalbertohurtado.cl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1863699887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.erenang.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a63c29365f---gipek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thelawchamber.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b744809ae1---lezikijixotivesumovigulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamiatulbanat.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5e54186b52---fojuvolumonefizefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dprofi.net/images/uploads/file/falikoxapotilamudomopud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brezov-gaj.si/uporabnik/file/69918528503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotellemaritime.com/hotel/upload/files/wamepufonujedokazuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hermanosvalerorecio.com//ckfinder/userfiles/files/guvoburirukuwolip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cascatai.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58629609474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://web5gstore.com/Files/files/36954663608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fallsplat.se/bildbank/file/35199285265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://99shayari.in/userfiles/files/nukaxobusepevipola.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_off0000c3a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC3A2 17316 bytes
SHA-256: cab5795133a9398a45e7a517d7a44143fb3497e74b05e2242080bed0a5ab9f42
font_01_sfnt_off0000f0ac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0AC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000108c3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108C3 10824 bytes
SHA-256: a792801d7d152a9d2f3d6c9f29d611d72f9897fdc3695a1bca60238e0b7e6b12