Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b0ebdc43339f408e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.1 KB Created: 2021-09-10 12:20:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 2e849dcd9838a917445b77d6839e6101 SHA-1: d855deef69b846748c1cb2ce84eddf61d85f1517 SHA-256: b0ebdc43339f408e401aaebb29f0fbb3601c467775c7c097337b8a336d00ccd4
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, some of which point to compromised CMS upload storage. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The heuristic 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' suggests the document's content is designed to trick users into calling a fraudulent support number, a common tactic in phishing and tech-support scams.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9963

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=nulls+brawl+android
    • https://qeyeoptical.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/50619571504.pdf
    • https://adesso-moosburg.de/images/file/ximavebepizasifatitusimam.pdf
    • https://thuaphatlaihoanghuy.com/uploads/files/6841271668.pdf
    • https://www.nevjegykiraly.hu/userfiles/files/86451296592.pdf
    • https://fotobolfestmeny.hu/mvc/userfiles/file/37097516114.pdf
    • http://leylatoprak.com/userfiles/file/99760622180.pdf
    • http://studiosimonepantaleo.it/userfiles/files/57881844874.pdf
    • https://phnews.ro/files/file/88909293830.pdf
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161323f5e855f4---zuxezopivi.pdf
    • http://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613983aa95e03---46141083305.pdf
    • http://w.scenekunstskolen-efteruddannelsen.dk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/10807124217.pdf
    • http://aranykoronakft.hu/userfiles/file/56345072881.pdf
    • http://www.bridalchapel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161398cfecebe2---27546755830.pdf
    • https://fleseriuassociates.ro/files/file/tular.pdf
    • http://koddous.com/userfiles/file/bifutevarij.pdf
    • http://varadimasszazs.hu/uploads/files/11330364267.pdf
    • https://warsztatgdynia.pl/app/webroot/media/files/vafeparudutidejuj.pdf
    • http://wonderful-foods.net/userfiles/file/jubalilumifemog.pdf
    • http://exhibitionchannel.com/upload/57536624913.pdf
    • http://www.aaar.cat/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60087935679.pdf
    • http://www.ortodonciaelisafarache.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fufilovatudepiwefubuwizos.pdf
    • http://medicalproduct.hu/images/files/77919879905.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_off0000c1db.bin
f56493aee1a8aca33bfdad74c675b5591b86a13b247ae84cd9975c037b587a97
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC1DB 16512 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000ec12.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC12 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010429.bin
ec91b4cadef7b65c3ae4bb264676ff758c08b8c025d43e90fbfa5f8a70549b51
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10429 10316 bytes