Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c25922be599fa311…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.3 KB Created: 2021-09-12 21:56:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: caea8305b195657bb37f00954cb3d14a SHA-1: f0eecf9353f97f9ddf222d37357c6bc03afb338f SHA-256: c25922be599fa3111333d72dddad735e0a5c61c1730c26a8cfafff345b616f65
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and ML classifiers, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, several of which point to compromised WordPress uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting it's designed to redirect users to malicious sites or download further payloads. The presence of a 'Callback phishing phone lure' heuristic further supports the idea that the document is intended to deceive users into performing an action that compromises their security.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

Heuristics 9

  • 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 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.
  • 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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=lively+wallpaper+cars PDF link annotation
    • http://cgpharma.in/cote_dor_import/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wunesevuxorebokadax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://windscrm.net/files/file/12776437233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/rimexabevivatuxifeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marsalanoleggio.it/userfiles/files/gekexosuzipaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forkidsvietnam.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kkcctacuib8rv09fjj7bkvrcqp/zasalaxikuximasasatuzaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--2o2b17g32e8xisqq.com/userData/board/file/44774509479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://satnamunicipalcorporation.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/70667150235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ekstelekom.com/userfiles/file/63706113439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://am-assets.com/aom/magnolia/userfiles/file/mugakurugesojevosuduve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevimotor-rock.hu/files/files/60234290092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bankkartya.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52890546723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phu-komplex.pl/pliki/file/rosexalufogonojukasaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbu.vn/Images_upload/files/87782806279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132b8a14bcdb---danifunimubaguvigarere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133c65c48593---xesejexojed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qianlong99.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wifukojukiju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pavimentosyreformasferlu.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/35901191701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://givemeit.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b2e4a65542eabb007e2fa88b5ec86a7/68884870481.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atrax.hr/files/nupozude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://minervatech.work/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90239803302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anael.fr/fckeditor/userfiles/file/mobifaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulanceservice.pl/userfiles/file/10627798642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pusheng168.com/uploadfiles/20210911005638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ownlines.com/upfiles/file/49281028156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zs.tom.ru/jsplugins/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vonufumiwubelisigipotu.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_off0000fd5c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD5C 10268 bytes
SHA-256: 268b86436b0a1514dff27ac261a519ed6c5c5ac6f4a316373c02cd1dd47ade84
font_01_sfnt_off000114a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114A3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012cb5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12CB5 17948 bytes
SHA-256: 733d5b91ba9644998ecc064fb3f7fa03685486087b222a2ffcd140d3dcb24609