Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bee0de818fd87483…

MALICIOUS

PDF

110.9 KB Created: 2021-07-03 17:55:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: dfc222dec50adadd4a406f159490c877 SHA-1: 7db376c9ff1f9e34576faf68947ccd97c30f8446 SHA-256: bee0de818fd87483ae4515c28a8ad8f119ce58cc6453fa073031de4aaa41cacb
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a phishing or trojan threat. The embedded JavaScript and the presence of numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content or exploit kits. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic further indicates a callback phishing or tech-support scam pattern, likely using the embedded JavaScript to facilitate the lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9928

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://evenimentecastel.ro/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7tktjiccvadq9dsliq2nd302ih/93222894514.pdf
    • https://www.americanapi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608991bfefe03---99111545333.pdf
    • http://www.bridalchapel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a72fb3f07be---9950941023.pdf
    • https://lasvegasrebath.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c94932f3e5a7c3cac192343d26f25e3/2412966458.pdf
    • http://vimbark.sk/editor_uploads/files/buxadu.pdf
    • http://www.sunargrup.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8433okj2n985b5p5dfgdssp056/tilaxagu.pdf
    • http://www.bestlifepolicy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160915e8e01006---51029655029.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e2d8779afc---zuzefalefagenixuxob.pdf
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/2105211154016500575fmtcr.pdf
    • http://chataphan.com/file_media/file_image/file/lemibodigu.pdf
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c41a41ea0d2---gapivedulakofarumezuba.pdf
    • https://canvasations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ahmm1kjslj19av7uq20o5md143/rubasoxigijemakodeguj.pdf
    • https://atolab.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd5d1499950694f908bd4a9b98dd6733/19061713080.pdf
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b8438b3ae4---jumebajinivopatufef.pdf
    • http://malopolskiszlakwinny.pl/upload/File/85491378550.pdf
    • http://urbanconstructions.org/images/uploadedimages/file/jutod.pdf
    • http://ehomeforeclosure.org/images/file/87019322861.pdf
    • http://gingerwooddesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608921096f215---fizulane.pdf
    • https://erinmillssmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h4cahge0ckhdvg4gd5m92ogoo7/zuvagemogejilorufepajekor.pdf
    • http://yatros.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a602f0f25fd---ritazozupobobo.pdf
    • http://savannahcentury.info/clients/4/44/449a5b3489ef279447e90cf6cdd72f1c/File/voriw.pdf
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b79d79bfef1---zakuga.pdf
    • https://gearforfree.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k0ugrkbh56egk7qugn33e0etkb/88462458097.pdf
    • http://discoveryenglish.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9fa860cf39---84976626084.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=srt8+charger+hp
    • 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_off00014008.bin
f79f31fa1825f7931f3877c7bdf50dad5b0434b4699e21cfc50c02d8965bf050
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14008 10408 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000157c1.bin
527355a6dbfcef29ba567ca559e6d8df32cbd74dbd6b7c3fcfab8d358867bb45
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x157C1 24264 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000194c8.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x194C8 16792 bytes