Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 96a5cb0a8ddcef49…

MALICIOUS

PDF

144.7 KB Created: 2021-07-30 01:48:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 8c7a02ddbe2e0de87815bdb669353474 SHA-1: 62ddde4e17e88ce52fe03d938611df41a0af12b2 SHA-256: 96a5cb0a8ddcef49b64cacc4e68ef3e05a5ee9247d595cb1cedfbd091280feca
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external websites, some hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic indicates the document likely attempts to trick users into calling a fraudulent phone number, consistent with phishing or scam tactics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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
  • 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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+install+full+android+6.0+on+an+iphone+no+jailbreak PDF link annotation
    • http://odmooregolf.com/clients/e/e7/e7046aca88cfcc92de0be8f3f6b3de3d/File/54256719846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jaunimodienos.lt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/crkgrvudfnkrrna5tfiobuc97h/fugajajami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.retorika-zidar.si/ckfinder/ckeditor_uploaded_files/files/jekipifaliv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conelser.hu/fck_uploads/file/wokubevanazux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cottingham-group.com/cufiles/files/39273375421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teenvolunteerdallas.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bc48f497a6d8395d80e691fdc8f78d5c/98182017618.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bankkartya.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kifokevofufaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f80adc97be1---girupeluxetizemize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084d5d65ae38---nipupoxowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helpforbusymums.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb66c11ffcdd3043c938c5c032991399/jowesirabawupum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://angeladaniel.eu/uploads/files/79069503362.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://esteticarcare.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/817307bbc268bfec8ee26b1ca88f1e82/kimisaposirabalipumapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpha-cp.com/userfiles/file/gitolar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ophtalmic-overnight.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081e192ab56a---zeteruposolewud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mebell-city.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jafavajibum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtreurope.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fezixuzutasukizemuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christembassybarking.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/347c4236dc5bb9f6cbfe9f90ad6f6511/62605776183.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://higher-reason.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r56fc25rae09mr08uv01hjin2r/78416871624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iglozawiercie.pl/zdjecia/file/bobadafojodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accesoriosalmayor.com/images/userfiles/file/5317400533.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086733309a77---wobibomukapiluz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://miamiwars.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ed5721f4a21a378462976d1030f2eab7/5193320220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://knowleangling.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xawakemed.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_off0001cfa8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1CFA8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001e7bf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1E7BF 11492 bytes
SHA-256: 47612d59790014714eb2d318fea07fc70675185af2b731d62aa59f87ae0bc25a
font_02_sfnt_off000202a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x202A2 18924 bytes
SHA-256: 931f0a1fec60104e2a4ef5662be3835cb08fa44675cffbc81c88ac046266c6a9