Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aa5bf16fc180868b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.1 KB Created: 2021-09-23 00:49:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: bff1d92124a196dcb838264f8582a061 SHA-1: e762ed7806608aa04859e8f1023090e2e412e553 SHA-256: aa5bf16fc180868b41f3ebadbc432142ce820e61e277888078f9d7ec4cd93b2f
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links, several of which point to compromised or disposable hosting, indicating a malicious intent to distribute further payloads or conduct phishing. The presence of a callback lure suggests a potential for social engineering to trick users into further interaction. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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://nepalonlineexam.tisaracademy.com/userfiles/files/52000275620.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.hemingway.bg/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25314186601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unstitchedfootwear.net/files/file/28080391546.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brakos.it/file/fawerizisaxoguzuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmnavarra.es/ckeditor/files/50032454560.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allier.proximeo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wizepo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://supermagnum-bg.com/userfiles/file/53179067804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bodegoncriollo.com/userfiles/file/79715837333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zoo-foto.cz/userfiles/file/kokakabeduwejorap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argra.rs/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a021782787---98128799530.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvartira-zalog.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2d66b0f52225c13052fd8970eae52a1e/1103084445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maychieuvinh.vn/upload/files/legawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refundsrefunds.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f9981a82be---jurewejipemetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/jawesejuned.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bresky.cz/res/file/66632834875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=moon%2B+reader+free+downloadPDF 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_off0000e02f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE02F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f841.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF841 21700 bytes
SHA-256: c1d3844a4590d000a3ea9634b71d1b1c8c79cfff10682cf92da6dabbbdcfe58a
font_02_sfnt_off00013128.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13128 10068 bytes
SHA-256: d73713a3a6dcf011421bb029b004de7c50d660c19128ffe25600301f85dc8bbc