Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 116bce5c52d83fb3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.9 KB Created: 2021-10-31 09:32:28 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: 45dd18933bbc8ae53ef8eb2f0abdae67 SHA-1: f3e78fcc66538cc64c20684aa240db4e72111039 SHA-256: 116bce5c52d83fb3d273cd10522db577243cc4c859ccb25809a1730c29cdeb03
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external sites, many of which appear to be compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload. The embedded JavaScript is a primary vector for this execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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.
  • 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://www.homefacelifters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/701c7c6fd495deed4dc51d9face188c0/99104468268.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://pacie.vn/web/uploads/files/6356876118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zenmobile.in/jaipriyart/uploads/files/20728484601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorgubernamental.com/images/file/zilesupotezupigapuxidone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://francoisdaulte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38898776699.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ysmenmidwestindia.org/uploads/userfiles/file/file/bopijeratule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nek.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161608b095fe85---bufenoxaruzarenodira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mahae.hu/files/files/41591310400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nassagroup.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/susebawevaxefikowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arucax.am/user_images/file/76449941713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16143cd8ed21ec---galolejefiworovelum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariobubiniregini.eu/userfiles/files/dawon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crisismobile.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33164637358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://systempro.kr/userData/board/file/25779951793.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sxnqx.org/upload/file/Fl202109221846245383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614fc71ad300e---76981623582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wakingbeauty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1616d1b328bd62---92719906409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bosch-elektronarzedzia.pl/catalog/file/ninofarowex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abovomedia.hu/_user/file/36856754070.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://henseltech.cz/userfiles/file/46812933810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baoyi-chuck.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/23098945946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://honda-vo.com/upload/file/11371970734.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novafish.it/userfiles/files/nibuxefewotewolarut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benthanhsgfarm.com/images/uploads/files/giwurujibuni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ck-buhgalter.ru/userfiles/file/dugekufuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xvkpad/~3/7xhmvLXWVJc/uplcv?utm_term=last+christmas+i+gave+you+my+heart+but+the+very+next+day+you+said+you+were+gay+lyricsPDF 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_off0000dec5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDEC5 11380 bytes
SHA-256: 09f12f76789b1793036426c415071ae02c18205530cc049e58b84f0b0c53fd3e
font_01_sfnt_off0000f94e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF94E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011160.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11160 18584 bytes
SHA-256: f41c3df320103d21d636dc5fd276ff647d20e0e1d6491f3c4a6d946f736a1484