Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 85687c71a8fc4a10…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.6 KB Created: 2021-09-12 04:58:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: d98dfe69f369e30b97663b10588dcabb SHA-1: 785196c1627616d7939d01543b9aa520984cfc00 SHA-256: 85687c71a8fc4a10a48a883c0a03350f8257ed22fbd6482010b7df6eab978f06
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDFs hosted on various domains, some of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites. The presence of a 'Callback phishing phone lure' heuristic suggests an attempt to engage the user directly after they click a link. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • 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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+make+a+second+clash+of+clans+account+on+iphone PDF link annotation
    • http://giovanninociti.com/userfiles/files/muzite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nl3ncjsj5p5kqm7dsrnbqp1ki3/92423804194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://raovat72.vn/uploads/news_file/20429678284.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://22vek-omsk.ru/fck_editor_files/files/zizesofazazojomiwipat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://princeverma.in/uploads/files/zexibiwodowukewapiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baltic-rt.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gavotafazonojemelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://msslink.ru/userfiles/files/84578163745.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stlnsk.ru/uploads/file/5818234852.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phrabat.net/UserFiles/File/fofapemuwurapebapekem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://usairsprings.com/userfiles/file/mojozezuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtcnx.com/upload/fckimagesfile/1638207166.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://9262895.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wilexejujaxivosuponofup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--bankkrtya-41a.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/noxes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://isabellepieman.com/userfiles/file/41133330982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allora-tour.by/var/upload/file/32613297320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yhbinternational.com/userfiles/file/50128192667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myesen.life/userfiles/file/91578455333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kipia-nn.ru/userfiles/file/41043667370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.harnoordesigns.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/03ed098d2e3187a87824dea99a7a5fbd/mimivikuroradatedos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alompar.hu/uploads/content_files/files/gejadoxumobatabuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akilanews.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pomedafixujufawotijen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161380cc0ade97---rariwixez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rdasesores.gestconcursal.com/editor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/futelonuzitogovikuwojixev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://area100impianti.it/userfiles/files/4085058578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://citty.org/images/uploads/file/69725079195.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_off0000b359.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB359 11056 bytes
SHA-256: e46ade919231c94297f1e4049f76cd1b1c8aacd5b49a70bb58b45aa65caf205f
font_01_sfnt_off0000cce0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCE0 15716 bytes
SHA-256: 172091e8cb18af95a3eafc6d1132f5f97e12edde1ed5171f36cd136e6ebb8948
font_02_sfnt_off0000f4a0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4A0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1