Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c1e18ee6459f0089…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.6 KB Created: 2021-09-15 21:07:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: fb576c79ebc0904951a4c06c44fe55bd SHA-1: 69a78022bbdd182ded0a060c91a72bc670c73893 SHA-256: c1e18ee6459f0089cd83f0a8a0d40126158148005dc7f4bd2ed9ca399b2a8c41
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious. It contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, including links to compromised CMS uploads and link farms on disposable hosting. The heuristic 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' indicates the document likely prompts the user to call a phone number, a common tactic in phishing and tech-support scams.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9913

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+do+i+contest+a+parking+ticket PDF link annotation
    • http://scea.edu.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20351249553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rescue119.org/userfiles/file/damasidejojefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bostaninsaat.com/image/files/90984628838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://galaxytraining.examinationonline.com/files/54900854564.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lnimeina.it/userfiles/files/18522705179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feldmann-spedition.de/pics/userfiles/file/gulofonur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://minipowerpack.net/upload/files/tuderapasafasigav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adeptos.clevercloud.pt/images/items/files/texikasuwufepeze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sklepbonus.pl/userfiles/file/dijixamevewafara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isystemlab.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mafarinamijider.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ww150004.linebot.net/upfile/files/20210910231300.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wcsps.com.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zurixivizaloxagitozun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maydongy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ksp4o3nh0q8jjpci17n5tkkuhq/bamiwimewisujadibuferigob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scandirent-new.ru/uploads/assets/file/xinadonebezawaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetinelektrik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137e5e2b3b04---41802312019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maidintown.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ee858577972a1a9e65067f13df40f835/89986334278.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://location-appartement-venise.com/italie_documents/files/nofigufibosiwivemosovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://auswallendorf.de/userfiles/file/9808186367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimhoatra.com/upload/fckimagesfile/525819923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://godahoian.com/app/webroot/upload/files/vejosifemor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ks-klinika.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38141352463.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dpsszczytno.pl/photo/file/41418046547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isotope3.pm-ural.com/uploads/files/71701442115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69263878249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://etcbt.com/userfiles/file/82665913030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soloparamideco.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/dibalunedefabiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000ff19.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF19 10812 bytes
SHA-256: 870020d52a9a9f6e4bc1b495a076622c2ef488e6e9e40aa03775280be41bfa93
font_01_sfnt_off000117fc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117FC 17088 bytes
SHA-256: 6e322086299979bcb88dd7f8b3010238977761f634d9d8815d933356c12319f8
font_02_sfnt_off0001440a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1440A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1