Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0d38310b9ad0faa0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

177.8 KB Created: 2022-02-23 07:52:32 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-14
MD5: 9392369c025134ff83274390aca403bc SHA-1: daccaf03158f8fa993913a61bef418fa6620bcfc SHA-256: 0d38310b9ad0faa04303e8ea3c3e3f73fea67414c401ab6289c9fb653793adf1
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload storage or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests it may be used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8566

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) or Microsoft license-boilerplate 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://norin.co.za/XSRYdR1H?utm_term=schoology+app++for+free PDF link annotation
    • http://gemaeldeundobjekte.de/uploads/files/28412749039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mounceconstruction.com/userfiles/file/25314980840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://simpeg.unsam.ac.id/kcfinder/upload/files/90978796156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baoholaodong24.baohohoanglong.com/userfiles/file/borukepabito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://liad-alger.fr/admin/style/js/edit/kcfinder/..%5Cimages%5Ccontenue/files/27868677545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vannordenvastgoed.nl/userfiles/file/rejadaporejarodiboji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fbrasil.com/userfiles/file///jemixumov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://azseal.net/uploads/userfiles/file/zijunekofesulanuligaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creationstationdance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161e8a216ebd41---danokubulibowisopafoku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cambodia-footwear.org/kcfinder/upload/files/kobagakijej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laparole.net/kcfinder/upload/files/zetute.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://woft-dining.com/webroot/editor-uploads/files/58023579499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamekatus.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/xabugulik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thesprotia.gr/uploads/file/mowovasajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.18fire.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0a1d46e176213f6371008720f3e67343/15732869841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nhagiatxanh.com/public/default/ckeditor/files/nowen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asupuro.com/user_data/image//file/roriwigunukemubisijev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16155b82a38839---95851366824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matrixuniverzum.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161514f041a688---wuzefotiwapoxaruf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--zb0bw3kv4s8mn.com/upload/fckeditor/file/18602631103.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://istihdamhaberleri.com/upload/ckfinder/files/37501490059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://misosmile.com/upload/editor/files/keromuniro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madmojo.com/fckupload/file/5406776520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balatonpremiumvillas.hu/webroot/upload/files/mabimipupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myslizdrave.com/soubory/dadenadonofibatovodis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flomogroup.com/upload/files/nokukifosorotilen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prota.ru/upload/files/60217437293.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_off000258cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x258CD 10488 bytes
SHA-256: c8f39a3b59f30213e896ce0042fef3f8488aca58628909e9e343268032d98ddd
font_01_sfnt_off000270dd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x270DD 18432 bytes
SHA-256: a78c9418253b5ab67f680a1a9fe6b45467225088300b980230bd1de4e8bb26db
font_02_sfnt_off0002a140.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2A140 16560 bytes
SHA-256: 924ad5cb737cfd9a34472b2046831991df4d3950e5f0d7b552a18309318c2ee9