Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e49cb82a2066799b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.5 KB Created: 2021-09-18 15:09:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 9832f4824cc183a769b30b6c4ad7fbd4 SHA-1: 5dd66f1f9a87fe4b86c949122fb04177b862540b SHA-256: e49cb82a2066799bd79905f4076b8bfd4b5c474a1762ffdfecd3cd3c63f38c79
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to external PDFs hosted on various domains, some of which are identified as compromised CMS uploads. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics, along with a high ML score and ClamAV detection, strongly indicates malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download and execution of a second-stage payload, while the numerous links serve to distribute the malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • 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://fortlauderdale-carservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fa018013d9---78395081658.pdf
    • http://factory-01.com/js/upload/files/girofanobobiropikularezu.pdf
    • http://ayurveda-shiatsu-nice.com/upload/files/xuxawenalukupanigozagazun.pdf
    • https://www.koreayokogawa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sobupasiro.pdf
    • http://smartcookieacademy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f6bdd270ec---92351363553.pdf
    • https://fermuar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613659354468f---duxowitewukuvi.pdf
    • http://forter.vn/hinhanh/file/mesupirepolikevexumemam.pdf
    • https://dreamscapes.ca/dream_scapes/userfiles/files/vafebewapexiboz.pdf
    • http://salonlomi.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c3462d370b---dowixof.pdf
    • http://famcareconnect.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c7fbf23aaf---salotevezukuwon.pdf
    • http://demo755.webbazaar.com/uploads/giwunetusokikag.pdf
    • https://www.autopsrus.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/10516771334.pdf
    • http://ekorepetycje.eu/Upload/file/lopusemikufu.pdf
    • http://panhongbo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/site_eachfun_com/files/65933814179.pdf
    • https://uroci-kursove.com/userfiles/file/tujunex.pdf
    • http://movietek.vn/hinh-anh/files/94277837853.pdf
    • http://first-group.kr/ckupload/files/valazop.pdf
    • https://robertmatzuzi-massagetherapist.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c1d6278d21---babadakezefog.pdf
    • https://purpleleafestatebuyers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613cf88194c85---56907118973.pdf
    • http://monkey-do.net/userfiles/file/foxepedapijezuwakugeni.pdf
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/31071427620.pdf
    • http://enricobarraco.com/files/lupotabodegura.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=magic+mirror+elf+yourself+app
    • 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_off0000ceee.bin
491001afe95dc5e4f7c7bcf40df2e682ee91a044522723c7e2c9bd625644827f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCEEE 10828 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e7f7.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7F7 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010009.bin
11f8d378e5f678e3eba5da66ab9117cb0fc1e1fa8a0879bfc6bca0f33b01e1c4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10009 18580 bytes