Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8c74a76f78b97c71…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.0 KB Created: 2021-09-07 00:45:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 410811a7aea41f64ec1677908f6b9225 SHA-1: 24029d99a1bbddb4914bc58855811aff0cde5702 SHA-256: 8c74a76f78b97c715af0ee20f207d7c5717507a4de3deddff753393dd4304b31
176 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document exhibits characteristics of a callback phishing or tech-support scam, as indicated by the 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic. It contains numerous embedded URLs, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 https://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=free+quit+claim+deed+form+texas+pdf
    • http://www.nbrownies.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fdc0ac517c7---wazitevu.pdf
    • http://backyardreleaf.ca/clients/6/6a/6a4eaaf8452764cb6fc14c9064ed0c71/File/5894341016.pdf
    • http://charivne.info/images/file/kopojebefa.pdf
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ec4320c7976---95720853245.pdf
    • http://sbsinternationalschool.org/sbsisnew/userfiles/file/94513811424.pdf
    • https://barrierball.cl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51585650576.pdf
    • http://kompletucetnictvi.cz/files/file/ganuwojozefujad.pdf
    • http://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afb070af9a4---sogisibip.pdf
    • http://pradakshinam.com/fck_uploads/file/libaruxe.pdf
    • http://laxycoffee.com/upload/files/desagogoniwaliribik.pdf
    • http://flygarfield.net/userfiles/file/23730111615.pdf
    • https://oneremote.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d03ff9c5e47761a84cd5d0f7659a9414/napujiwizebunu.pdf
    • https://dom4m.de/userfiles/files/gibamofukumesoxuxizep.pdf
    • http://fixmyhelicopter.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/tuzinagixunisorisana.pdf
    • https://bishopsalamatkhokhar.org/userfiles/file/sokitowixurikimobi.pdf
    • https://drivingschoolofnorthtexas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b31d406f9be---zapetutomer.pdf
    • https://www.psalighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/78f30a661f913feeb7fa120fdc449320/kakujabuwedufo.pdf
    • http://srihemkuntsahibfgp.org/hemkunt/userfiles/file/jupova.pdf
    • http://acecaalcoy.com/userfiles/file/vopomutoniragerijone.pdf
    • http://dobraukraina.org/sites/all/sites/dobraukraina.org/files/28667272980.pdf
    • http://www.yoko-ono.be/images/userfiles/file/jided.pdf
    • https://www.elementstraining.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9tusrnrs4bf4fivl894c4abrvq/81490095008.pdf
    • http://brothersaluminium.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a85a317d317---mizitufotifitabiki.pdf
    • https://etonbio.com/newsLetters/images/file/lugironanarejimikikosawo.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d5f7.bin
004988ede3a6fa73e0eeef19bfa53bae00abfb9638ffed65798554b67702ec48
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD5F7 11000 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000ef5a.bin
03194cde2fd535025f880964b1fd307afdab8f154cc53d44b36907eeef86af48
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF5A 17944 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011de9.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11DE9 16792 bytes