Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f32a0ddebd1e667d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.6 KB Created: 2021-08-08 11:26:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 545b2f697c343697936ed82d3522fad1 SHA-1: e74e0af00a811fd868bebefd753c0b97794f5db4 SHA-256: f32a0ddebd1e667dfd162351387a6004bf8bbb68c8440207a6e8eac1f922534e
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, some pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content or redirect users. The 'SE_CALLBACK_LURE' heuristic indicates the document's content is designed to trick users into calling a phone number, a common tactic in tech-support scams and callback phishing. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9897

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 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://icfas.net/icfas_new/dev/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zomodutu.pdf
    • http://khyljg.com/uploadfiles/files/76737551727.pdf
    • https://iguanapools.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pg16kaer4fk3spnett0q1sub0t/43397539325.pdf
    • https://htlexpress.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xilifopagixapasojuwip.pdf
    • http://staractivecollection.com/resimler/site/files/gikugaxora.pdf
    • http://www.rlktechniek.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac67dbc53bd---14422132709.pdf
    • http://www.inhd.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a75e9e9d22---sazotilazibikenoredu.pdf
    • http://antik-cafe-bergen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097a96faf08d---jixaletesubaferoxutoj.pdf
    • https://tempegaring.com/contents//files/71128384530.pdf
    • http://amoy-art.com/Upload/file/13674400920.pdf
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6693c8f3cf---nuwuvut.pdf
    • http://quadocdao.vn/uploads/files/pamanepafif.pdf
    • http://www.birapart.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c593d832f1---wavujepujesogavotibi.pdf
    • https://relaxationplusmn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/87077dd55e92d9e7c8651c8e75293a5b/kewudutajubowexasomubo.pdf
    • http://kayamedbursa.com/userfiles/file/73960552714.pdf
    • https://maugli24.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4711edbff0658601d4f5fa0d64ef8d52/zulofaxuzokukudanisuxowo.pdf
    • https://proia.bg/userfiles/file/2530059009.pdf
    • http://phongkhamthienhoa.vn/images/files/11379541775.pdf
    • https://ceadersvalet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ee5886cb2e---24435727008.pdf
    • http://bishnutoursandtravels.in/userfiles/file/83889237079.pdf
    • http://osullivanspressurewashing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607162478427c---maxivewotusobojexorakunok.pdf
    • https://insights3.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2898271c52dd7d79a86c43aad0c8e01f/sisuvudeb.pdf
    • https://rux-thai.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57530057971.pdf
    • http://w3-japan.com/js/upload/files/noxakubijelamuxuzexufufib.pdf
    • http://npi-management.org/ressource/site-image/files/zusigomekilejimimutula.pdf
    • http://www.onekaddy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a55a935f555---85482095241.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=why+is+wired+smoke+detector+beeping
    • 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_off00010918.bin
ada83cc7e36692c20ffacd6aa1661751575114aba4dd168f26bf7209381f2f50
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10918 17008 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00013526.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13526 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014d3d.bin
d8b9d67f8dfeb1239bdad036f9ac9e346dd15a5f654b6ec19374a41db9831e7b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14D3D 11180 bytes