Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ae4815b24cb59357…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.6 KB Created: 2021-09-05 06:04:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 75187676d53f2155a460b07e42a9a3d5 SHA-1: 94a82a691fa08212a71e8f9790b7f9a903b83314 SHA-256: ae4815b24cb593579972c2f069dfcb87c43a522933ae462f09ecd36993a3162b
192 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document exhibits characteristics of a phishing lure, indicated by heuristics flagging it as a fake invoice/payment lure and a callback phishing lure. It contains numerous embedded URLs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content. The presence of an embedded JavaScript stream further supports the likelihood of malicious activity, potentially used to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=optima+bolletta+pdf
    • http://krishikhabar.net/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/wawibipupapituwazavusukog.pdf
    • https://relans-nn.ru/images/docs/file/83816316155.pdf
    • https://independentmusicleague.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/170c1f5d42a9f7d06ad75a2c7d1ec31b/vosenokamoju.pdf
    • https://levin-dent.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5f048afca2b03df15dfeb038670b44d2/puvaxazagamaj.pdf
    • http://contactconfiance.com/files/files/82173829574.pdf
    • http://kaushalacademy.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30076107060.pdf
    • https://www.ezhealthcheck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q5dfm0q7anct4l2kubn9h3ehgr/77177476385.pdf
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jiwiripubiwa.pdf
    • http://4grd.com/cmsimages/file/80457639792.pdf
    • https://www.hausbootgeiseltalsee.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hf95pp9q2qcla41b0u3kbur2md/48620782213.pdf
    • http://boston.pl/fck_pliki/file/79791454681.pdf
    • http://www.telsercom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bbbc866df9---16888162966.pdf
    • http://studiolaviano.it/userfiles/files/74453148707.pdf
    • http://canvangdientu.com/images/file/60838285101.pdf
    • https://imaggu.com/ci/userfiles/files/kovagurekun.pdf
    • https://jlgardner.org/home/jlg/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26099992495.pdf
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5cc624dtef3gq2m6ljaoib01a5/ravulad.pdf
    • https://criteriacambio.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j99q40htjfs30nu1ni02i5ecrb/96988893712.pdf
    • http://capitolmetrophysicaltherapy.com/userfiles/file/54016584238.pdf
    • http://acetuitioncentre.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e62d7102c1---41617353485.pdf
    • http://zeguvietnam.com/uploads/ckfinder/files/jaravad.pdf
    • http://henrycrawfordreunion.com/clients/1/19/1929e20d1ffebcad6d8b2a659e9c170d/File/94404019654.pdf
    • https://www.shopveriamici.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/am5072p5emtov239fjss75495m/lomobofozogexirav.pdf
    • http://homeshopeez.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/sowalabuzusarikusazaroni.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dc21.bin
ee592e9a290b2168242b4152e7916b3f801be0f59e71c4d346fac251ab4bc638
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC21 10452 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f3a5.bin
2baa720f7f69d1e1812192f062a96a6b458a6af81003a9a2d496e5f357ff6af7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3A5 17628 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000120fb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x120FB 16792 bytes