Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a4f453dff7fd12f3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.8 KB Created: 2021-09-01 19:57:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 88df182ea251b312fd3eb3af0d8fb8da SHA-1: 165fc9ddfcdd636eef17a4b35ec0c25aebfd34ce SHA-256: a4f453dff7fd12f31555d2281656ed505bb832d8b04d891f9b7a923e016c0960
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting. These elements suggest the document is designed to redirect users to malicious sites, likely for phishing or to download further malware. The presence of ClamAV detection and ML classification further supports its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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 https://ht-cooling-j3t.com/contents//files/kumewiv.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://123natura.com/stockages/files/xaxuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kes-stv.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ed4c556ebaab2918395295a6b28c9bc9/282720614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marsagri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fa967a886ac---62085632503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vaytieudungtragop.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/msd2g8pp1hukabv4bis53ac0fv/venikejadibuzoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reneenicoleevents.com/clients/865995/File/kuturutikaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160883ded829d8---fezobup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rabotatver.ru/userfiles/admin/fefapufenafomekakofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osc-pribor.ru/products_pictures/file/debilozub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ibyservice.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f465678bb880b7b6f19bab8480b69e8b/32620267197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relaxationplusmn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/95220b09a62fbbb69bb715c45fb79333/60851368337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ruilong-ironwork.com/CKEdit/upload/files/genoguwewoxowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608075324c5d5---96117786800.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bankkartya.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pifoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dok-vo.ru/userfiles/file/demebevoxuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://armanetti.com/images/63098337326.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phukhoabacninh.com/images/files/162927186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cokhitienvuong.com/uploads/files/tujomutisudakafol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://azseal.net/uploads/userfiles/file/80073648460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pankalconstructora.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbda0595b1d---28999894008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glycocalyx.nl/userfiles/image/file/xumipasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160929eac5662e---58265899339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.novet.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077bb96a870a---62973671689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creativesilhouettes.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160724f041f11d---siwobolovuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mobspace.xyz/web/img/podborky/files/mugirovufuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=larimer+county+courthouse+officesPDF 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_off0000f1a0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF1A0 10724 bytes
SHA-256: 6e75bf03868ccf52d971b7b2b70e641ec63d5d6dc8b201453cb530335a5ba698
font_01_sfnt_off00010a1a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A1A 19040 bytes
SHA-256: 75a26b3ecf71a08c9fbeb11dc9ecde5587964193d601e599ade452a2df87bd0f
font_02_sfnt_off00013b43.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13B43 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1