Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e8c07cd50981bc1f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.7 KB Created: 2021-07-01 20:50:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 8e4a14a9e0d38a55b0aaa3429cb3a41f SHA-1: 32f2db1a40d40bfd29a7b9e13417b2d6b018da68 SHA-256: e8c07cd50981bc1f33184b0d6fcbb560e1e087537b9a6200b310e31fb86316e3
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document that exhibits characteristics of a callback phishing scam, as indicated by the 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic. It contains numerous links to external URLs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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 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.
  • 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=durham+county+sheriff+department+inmate+population
    • https://earplighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2f926f4ff8c7032175a1274fcaa9f11f/duwomiwopixa.pdf
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ace3a6f056---sumefumuwisedekab.pdf
    • http://soldresold.com/Shradhdha-Mehra/soldresold/final/ckeditorimage/files/11120377764.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61agb5k5m6ivg3pr1p85jtjuf2/vebonadefizamufa.pdf
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/14863226443.pdf
    • https://etadelloro.it/images/file/97640271756.pdf
    • http://faradbox.pl/files/file/kutevera.pdf
    • http://fabtur.ru/upload/files/47042552674.pdf
    • https://asiajitu.com/contents//files/8869242228.pdf
    • http://besttailor.info/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2189893173.pdf
    • http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fc42a6c1ce---kexugozikokevigad.pdf
    • https://nailseasupportgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2f1a07dfd854d459c81420ef415a61d9/fijubovegoga.pdf
    • https://robotics-institute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/boac4504ih1ndvmms1oe7bacfs/zunazujezadufevawupuduv.pdf
    • http://manufim.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8c2b661a63---15037496350.pdf
    • https://esteticarcare.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38cf7a098878f898e9c6117f20530651/lemoli.pdf
    • http://www.jcca.co.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093a4ed165a1---80041298940.pdf
    • https://realestateconnect.biz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5oio56i9hlosfnp16t1nituta4/fanezogikisowejaluvudev.pdf
    • https://spectrumohio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5884f338b79298a920584cebd37e7506/18646099227.pdf
    • https://enville.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a48520d6504---rinapinawudadowubugeli.pdf
    • https://designcoordinators.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cdfdfb5e0a---68822939011.pdf
    • http://www.fullertherapy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d5fb42efad0---tumeziwojutexovexexarusu.pdf
    • http://jandebruijn.com/uploadimages/files/2138828079.pdf
    • https://anmoul.com/userfiles/file/1758819877.pdf
    • 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_off0000f8c1.bin
12a825cc75f3bced5bb0d2f5362c5e3999416a5299b56cb950a7b7f651446c73
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF8C1 11100 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001127f.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1127F 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012a91.bin
1e5c7a06f0fa3cbb06fddbaeaea9ff0d0a7f7fe5aec8bba0cf9da79b66a17f9b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A91 17760 bytes