Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8e661f7bb06cdb81…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.4 KB Created: 2021-08-08 15:25:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 72ee7360b46ca0ac3d73a17918a8724f SHA-1: e579bbc3e74fa4ac1d6e59d2f0c971e8cfca2516 SHA-256: 8e661f7bb06cdb81202081982f4fcb0a23f3c759f0c1f2a29b51aaff19d5629b
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external sites, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations. The heuristic 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' indicates the document likely attempts to trick the user into calling a phone number, a common tactic in tech-support scams or callback phishing. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the malicious activity, potentially by redirecting the user to a phishing page or downloading further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9952

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 http://www.pilonidalsinus.gen.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608177a20306b---medato.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://fatheragneliti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086e005c10ba---zasomorovusezubabesukud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharzh-ufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c756c606a90f082128b45ce74fcab042/lirukilanu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://songod.vn/uploads/image/files/96763043792.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alphacleanwashing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e16bcb853b57a7cb35d557e7f9cce59/nemixutipulabeje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://insidethedigitaltrend.biz/userfiles/file/vodumokiwesididefija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beribuket.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c4d0d80a946b5c352570974d4ecd18f0/nifepe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaptenhoki.info/contents//files/wewirujugogitogajovusivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaaglcftt5alesfkk7f.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4f0c3c03d58cc06fe8001f3121a5a72c/72460635140.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.albispanaderia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0e17894f61a4ba2af31dd68e3c7171fc/dujizimeneduj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flywings.sk/UserFiles/file/bodenototanelapem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pxmonastery.org/CKEdit/upload/files/munedepemokukinamuwin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160860ad91f53d---xizopoferes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phuquytravel.com/nguyenvanlinh/files/95403588440.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarsurdurulebilir.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eu4ojeugdssf9525p8r0p966u0/kowufimun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slsnn.ru/content/files/bovudivasazurazorodosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn-----6kcabagcgfjsxjciriy6alkh6a7aqk.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/56c07c730cb563647e3fac2e4f053ebd/7879790873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://minutesnap.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/882fe4723a4eb03c96346015272f1622/24033951745.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.idenet.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfb33a81134---kuvixexetojutowuwuvamijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esistore.be/userfiles/file/76995588597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sjamsul-hidajat.id/ck_uploads/uploads/files/zimubizabosukixuvemisuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yourhealthyourchoice.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8aeb789080---gidufefadofofara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vavapajajafizejovijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+bypass+google+account+setup+on+android+phonePDF 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_off0000ed47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED47 17144 bytes
SHA-256: 221ee919af6ebee774d30f4b7561c9bbe54e2e65b429ba7154aede66f254bdb7
font_01_sfnt_off00011a14.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A14 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001322b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1322B 11224 bytes
SHA-256: 7b2c4e8ec17bf6c29e09e6334eed914a4a6b7df7b3b91ff4da6468d06f9c93b8

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