Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de143250c3a24c23…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.8 KB Created: 2021-08-19 14:45:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: b66d01cf95c912b9e44f70b3a73ee9cf SHA-1: c3ff0154f1a9853b3c17f749e59dc3ea02fb665b SHA-256: de143250c3a24c231cf3b73b97c73f323074bab515b2632483066d48050dc8ce
176 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 high likelihood of malicious intent. The heuristics suggest it functions as a link farm, directing users to various URLs, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites, likely for phishing or scam purposes. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic further supports a scam-based attack pattern, potentially involving fake billing or support calls.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=terapias+cognitivo+comportamentais+de+terceira+gera%C3%A7%C3%A3o+livro+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://messtores.ca/fck_user_files/file/kigesax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maoles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dd676b17e77---42368856454.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seeandhearbetter.ie/img/shop//contents/69645348262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apinero.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074d59003d54---muwexuromaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ferrogep99.hu/static/media/file/ledofodofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioschicchi.eu/userfiles/files/27235479829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://endoaccessories.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6699v4kp8igf4oori8a4fkdu3r/pubobopuwinozajomepim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stefandes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9fe1bb9357---ligofefazagedeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baongochoa.com/upload/file/23757498144.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9b8223f74ed8cd9cb54d5ad29e39cd5f/wijexuvuvonajupunuwit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.americanapi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607596fba74a6---gadepipuworex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marblobath.com/app/webroot/img/files/gelararirax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmkonsult.cz/userfiles/file/fijufobanazom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davinci.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608503767d364---ruvitumexopelosu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.azembay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n47b87gvc2e2lcqu5lb9dttfp8/84285303180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fortlauderdale-carservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dedc8e8552---gubodikamaruxijenapekuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sl-light.ru/design/img/upload/file/bigosewitaxopoburuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079a0530d777---mujifemafoxozixizixu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rts-3.ru/upload/files/guwanoroxewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tipiland.net/upload/file/29356551602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plewmal-d.com/Uploads/files/nodab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadianrelocation.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8cb14051b6---7567213116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c49f273e917---95641524788.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jsushibrea.com/uploads/files/3182727313.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_off0000fdfe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFDFE 19632 bytes
SHA-256: c4d9292bbe79e7e5782d03d342f33caf9cc4866d71fca0985fcd41808ef9704f
font_01_sfnt_off00012ea2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12EA2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000146b9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x146B9 11456 bytes
SHA-256: 42efeca40814812a74d5d4c258848eb128e7aa5660712a69a57f214ccbc4c4f2