Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ecde9acdb21e8deb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.3 KB Created: 2021-09-19 18:51:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 1e4700fdee5ef14eff104c03930f1e9a SHA-1: 9cf8434c76952bbbda766b16387cc6ebea811a22 SHA-256: ecde9acdb21e8deb1098ff314928d4f996d921e8e3577a17087965f503404583
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple URLs, some of which point to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic specifically identifies a callback phishing pretext within the document's content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support the malicious nature of the file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

Heuristics 8

  • 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 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 http://lpc2529.com/piceditor/file/71930067507.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://boschvietnam.com/files/usersfiles/files/7952365414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://handinhand-daycare.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wodibajowuzimisanoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logiccpacma.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/refimube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://breakevenpoint.pl/uploads/editor/file/kuzawul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ukrainski-rosyjski.pl/userfiles/file/91241034044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greshamgilessalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b01f165643f5c2da8364380d7c40327/biweve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613dbf3524f2b---mubefikotonomukirud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursac.net/userfiles/file/sijalozebemiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--49s538bo8ux8c.net/userfiles/file/72019260308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaisar168.com/contents/files/jusodajuwajipukizid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zs-g.jp/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wabarifixofuberojasuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petribax.nl/userfiles/file/100573015.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://garnizone.com/userfiles/file/40238553207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gk-eventus.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2191395350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://premiumvipbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04126eaa8728c7e8e07b1860676b7a3e/94597530539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://loscogliodifavignana.it/userfiles/files/puxunudukoniwujovax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dietaltop.com/userfiles/files/4129171246.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perfectthesale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161362e5c85d1f---fizifugeledipowevipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ctsgroups.asia/images/file/gosijemawow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edukiya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1b25a3ca20064977f7cc8c3145c18d07/13982723223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://viajespereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16143d12d7ad2d---poripad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.whoamiandwhyamihere.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/joduvexuseli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moscowfashion.net/content/xuploadimages/file/pujubus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andimoda.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b8de073f4b0430b593324cafaa2ed50/pavidur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maintogelonline.bet/contents/files/wurebires.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tifdip.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ab1fdee18c---mukam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+be+a+3+percent+man+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000d4fe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD4FE 17484 bytes
SHA-256: 89e44a0a359cbf243313eecf322f4fa0f4868358e0a27451138ec69a5210159c
font_01_sfnt_off000102bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102BD 10864 bytes
SHA-256: c9307ef6208598bd0ceae99067712687143ee07f05a550df25ff660d1d372aae
font_02_sfnt_off00011bab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BAB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1