Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bfcfa45935ce6c3a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.0 KB Created: 2021-07-03 13:54:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 03c853e45b98f71a0e0090eac1ce1d6d SHA-1: d1a7bdea7101c86e02b747a9afbe9d776e877eed SHA-256: bfcfa45935ce6c3a6a0032a985a9000be51743b9b476cf7e160f2e5aa13a671c
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier. It contains numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress installations or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or phish users. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic indicates the document may be designed to trick users into calling a fraudulent support number.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

Heuristics 8

  • 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 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.
  • 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 http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a18708f3f35---pojuju.pdf
    • https://groupunsur4.com/contents//files/tononaxusega.pdf
    • https://bookatowncar.com/userfiles/file/21140055303.pdf
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5da86d4bd8---degipaxuforevowapinaxonow.pdf
    • https://speakingparrot.com/upload/ckfinder/files/35579309905.pdf
    • http://intechsol.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160940a6e787a9---taxarofabu.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d2028bc19c---zabagujepozozazigalaw.pdf
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b3b1adc0e6---18057818294.pdf
    • http://www.johnrealestate.in/ckeditor-ckfinder-integration/uploads/files/sovugilefu.pdf
    • http://absolutelyneon.com/userfiles/file/zotajebunifubemiv.pdf
    • http://ecbpolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dfa34db5fad8fa906d31aef30f514252/zusarewe.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g05ol21vssi8ckkvp32gafbes0/lebuluzesotamoxanutovivix.pdf
    • http://worksafeorg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e6bv9g6ttdt6r9ulbj6i20ffl4/93180375594.pdf
    • https://augsburger-dartliga.de/uploads/file/81757186601.pdf
    • https://studiogreenwich.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ef1200c4c77da199ed6b1f7cc7fdbd98/77081607651.pdf
    • http://escolacaritas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fd605a1dbc---49735671291.pdf
    • https://alrukn.co/userfiles/files/fesuwegavugopegagux.pdf
    • https://luxurytravel-show.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d8f3b8ecd262fbc2822405afb0d5aae/pefok.pdf
    • https://strategieb2b.com/userfiles/file/90621089115.pdf
    • http://anm-av.de/uploads/files/sozukemekumunoruwamo.pdf
    • https://endoaccessories.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mduv6e2fsn6birr4v02ebg7lts/bigijobaxodove.pdf
    • https://nowbali.co.id/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab0bf743472---84008933210.pdf
    • https://autoschiller.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071d63061c65---65062530063.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=real+estate+for+sale+harwich+port+ma
    • 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_off0000fafb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFAFB 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001130d.bin
c2e42edd96bd40d357121eec937747b05efac48f6b92ef7a9a93364db5203285
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1130D 19188 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000145e4.bin
505faa64e3f18ab89b172d562b023e7654371053e2829f281ee1e5e4a0624886
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x145E4 10772 bytes