Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c78e164925114595…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.0 KB Created: 2021-09-22 20:48:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: b5e99bb7e6403dc01d225b3090ca6091 SHA-1: 13896f0d6f5a02b131a0f261d222f53dd87a3ae5 SHA-256: c78e164925114595609e3d984400eff7b64db4cd93c0fafbd081798aafdeb437
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, some pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. The presence of a 'download button' lure and an MFA harvesting lure strongly suggests a phishing attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature, likely as a phishing document designed to steal credentials or session tokens.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9879

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
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+root+my+phone+safely PDF link annotation
    • https://bdblue.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wasenid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuzoltosagmihald.hu/userfiles/file/99573069212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cristalparkhotel.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61517352074.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://huile-de-nigelle.info/userfiles/file/ludotixixolitumonejuwub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://admio.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fe3626d05b---35994149299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adler-leitishofen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161403cd7f181f---zegavid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svatba-emi.com/uploads/pages/files/zatolamidegawumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fontaine-eva.fr/userfiles/files/39047274464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prestopc.it/upload/file/54135702459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://delve-cr.com/uploads/ridefenovevama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://otelm4b.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xukanezoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://s8radziejowice-paszkow.pl/userfiles/file/84872305447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vnationwide.com/userfiles/files/lasotikuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--or3bo5mvlb.com/data/editor/file/bolaxedadimive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://interior-mark.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/laderoraranilasinofixogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://enilubricantvn.hoakhanh.vn/uploads/image/files/mamutexilik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laboratoriologos.it/userfiles/files/guguxanuvezukizix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ptogel2.com/contents/files/tapilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goodwill.pl/userfiles/file/97146725446.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sabiamente.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612eb86f556ba---nopozasosavadejapug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpha-cp.com/userfiles/file/96298932179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hv2barrier.com/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wilibolusalobumotuvogom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marathonroller.com/userfiles/files/komalagonekemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bikeid.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/raduwatuvokamalo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rowanmkt.com/Uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66165430694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetis156.neutronds.com/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32611201781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sistersaviopublicschool.com/userfiles/file/godagofunat.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_off000108e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108E0 20032 bytes
SHA-256: 80b39b8603eb5a5d8417bf7193f43bc20c702443289e1614a9ba83404fa2f52d
font_01_sfnt_off00013d28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13D28 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001553f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1553F 10720 bytes
SHA-256: c854eb0c52f197eb49bd582a41d4742600369197262854a0a83d7535fc9fc911