Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9aca11da96cb29db…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.7 KB Created: 2021-09-12 20:57:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 2cfcfd82d40afaf63b07d7b0e314ff9e SHA-1: 02852619503d34bfb1155fb247aa8dd270e9a6d3 SHA-256: 9aca11da96cb29dbd3246d1d2710da8a275d18d593510642a314819c8e9fc269
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDFs hosted on various domains, some of which are identified as compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The presence of a callback phishing lure suggests a social engineering attempt to trick the user into interacting further. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a phishing page or a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=sat+practice+test+5+answers PDF link annotation
    • http://www.fred-robin.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/viwifikemipelakof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lovec.bg/root/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21445257242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seednseed.com/admin/fckfiles/file/jobapibureg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kraljicabih.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b0f6401b3f---zubituvixajadesowakojof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ticaproduce.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rimidafuwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://churchliferesources.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b5e3e45e0a---watudifemaforafifatino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fundreamz.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64327497248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://underbutter.cz/download/foto/lidozoketalirotagotalo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcihk.com/userfiles/77852415413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.beautyvogue.ch/Files/file/31785701285.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jedzenie365.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24504514043.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autotoner123.com/home/autotone/public_html/ckeditortest_WORKING/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zetife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artmetinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613deca7f2219---xiwiveze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pokeocncafe.com/uploads/files/94274353758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/wixiwobikoxefen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dentalclinicbangalore.com/uploads/93337752260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://silarperu.com/UserFiles/file/pojedukovizojubeborovemeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupposcorcia.it/userfiles/files/wataz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lube-stc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xasotipabetoseruziriso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daiichibus.vn/uploads/news_file/3900652220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bhk-aindling.com/userfiles/files/41462825807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guide-eq.com/userfiles/file/20210910070352_bzmnrz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingsauto-bar.com/js/upload/files/digepevatutidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://liavanhaeringen.nl/userfiles/files/69841925683.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_off0000cbfe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCBFE 10496 bytes
SHA-256: 9767c90bf6590cd4fa1709262c8580a3d79eaee7950394f49c0b932a90901c1c
font_01_sfnt_off0000e411.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE411 17688 bytes
SHA-256: d6db8414cbf343ab225a15b68142196ff2f097dbb0f3b5b38b7847f301f1d96c
font_02_sfnt_off0001118a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1118A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1