Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 94e6127d7fea2c54…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.5 KB Created: 2021-07-15 14:33:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 12f8da5b7e4f2358f99bed095b625713 SHA-1: 0bd8b0f82bd7e77d81707daad790fa04364c8d0f SHA-256: 94e6127d7fea2c54938350a74f0cd11fa9e8d84c427d27bb0ad205444038456d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file exhibits characteristics of a phishing or malware distribution lure. It contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to compromised websites and link farms, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic indicates the document may also prompt users to call a number, a common tactic in tech-support scams or phishing. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

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
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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) or Microsoft license-boilerplate 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=bank+holiday+august+2019+uk PDF link annotation
    • http://sosnovgeo.ru/userfiles/file/punova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dbjadow.pl/attachments/file/50047590241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.acefence.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb49a02aabd---80378314554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aodaibooking.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210710_5B0D95D5159C7AA7.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ucity68.com/clients/e/ea/ea220da86df44fb0ae3b7c8e8295ccc1/File/81598724096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modianodesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160efd40eab173---12000445584.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://formapolis.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc098d8d2eaed18f4b8c7bc2ad4715e4/23802159498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://schreinerheusi.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bfcd2b0e4b---26149425569.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.audifonosdoshoydos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b50d901238---siwinuzebiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhledtran.com/luutru/files/23794294933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.brennholz-heinlein.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160810adc64a0e---92303561818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd3efa7beaf---rimusipamemezifolinovumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://srividyaastrology.com/userfiles/file/botagijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://funperm.ru/content/file/18664084806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoset66.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/polagetavari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tonwen.org/userfiles/file/88707689799.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8f5d0e2a27---pupopazemimimaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a92e6913ba---26026542639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.formwork.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/li588c3nj5cpvp37lbsmi42li3/35610091840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e37d71d753---40441438577.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://easyreturn.store/userfiles/file/wanaliwizogagozan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stevis.cz/files/file/xemexutisipezuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comfortinnbarrie.com/phpsites/vertical_living/uploads/file/banujerolumiwegipom.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_off0000e169.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE169 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f980.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF980 11116 bytes
SHA-256: 8217d01512e3e3361b54c17639b543810dc407b50e279c2b9ce0d55162880d92
font_02_sfnt_off00011344.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11344 17488 bytes
SHA-256: e0beec73c8acc72e1aa4a559179224140da95df63b71777539a584fec90fbebf