Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 14c78142339abeca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

117.2 KB Created: 2022-07-03 16:51:56 +00:00 Authoring application: goltrud (via PDF Master 1.0.1) First seen: 2026-07-17
MD5: 508aa99594315e8ff9f66b930769654f SHA-1: 811577e2a8ddd4d3eb81e9246b96f625a948bad9 SHA-256: 14c78142339abeca9ac68662ed01715afed7e0ccc6413a5cf0e8f93b515dfb94
244 Risk Score

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.0015

Heuristics 8

  • Cracked-software lure uses shortlink/download gateway critical PDF_CRACKED_SOFTWARE_SHORTLINK_LURE
    PDF visible text advertises a crack, serial number, archive, or pirated-software download and pairs it with a shortlink or encoded download gateway. This is a high-confidence social-engineering carrier for unwanted software or droppers; the PDF itself is not a parser exploit.
  • 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.
  • Cracked-software lure uses download-gateway redirectors high PDF_CRACKED_SOFTWARE_REDIRECTOR_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple cracked-software/keygen/serial-key lure links together with long encoded download-gateway URLs or known crack-download redirector hosts. This is stronger than generic piracy vocabulary: the document is an SEO lure that funnels users through redirect/download infrastructure commonly used for adware, unwanted software, or droppers.
  • PDF links to a cracked-software download doorway (base64-obfuscated) high PDF_CRACKED_SOFTWARE_DOWNLOAD_DOORWAY
    PDF's embedded link hides a pirated-software title as a base64 blob inside the URL path/query (and/or carries the ``download|`` doorway-template marker), rather than in visible text. This is a TCPDF-generated SEO doorway that ranks for software-piracy searches and funnels users to fake 'crack/keygen' download pages distributing adware, potentially-unwanted programs, or droppers. The base64 encoding is deliberate obfuscation to evade plaintext lure rules; the PDF itself carries no parser exploit — the risk is the linked crack-download destination.
  • PDF link farm advertises cracked/pirated software medium PDF_CRACKED_SOFTWARE_LURE
    PDF contains many clickable links whose targets use cracked-software, keygen, serial-key, or warez vocabulary. These are SEO-spam lure documents that rank for software-piracy searches and route users to fake 'crack' download pages distributing potentially-unwanted programs, adware, or droppers. 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.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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://thedirsite.com/RHJpdmVyIEFkdmFuIEpldHogSG90c3BvdCBKcjEwOARHJ/vociferous=biomedica&safelist=ZG93bmxvYWR8WGUyZVRadGRueDhNVFkxTmpjM01UZ3hPSHg4TWpVNU1IeDhLRTBwSUZkdmNtUndjbVZ6Y3lCYldFMU1VbEJESUZZeUlGQkVSbDA.risked PDF link annotation
    • https://www.yflyer.org/advert/sonic-and-all-stars-racing-transformed-update-2-reloaded/In PDF document text
    • https://cdn.vansfans.cn/img/2022/07/FS2004_PMDG_747400_Premium_Pack_Torrent.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://donin.com.br/advert/toshiba-e-studio-file-free-downloader-1-1-free-download/In PDF document text
    • https://www.taunton-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1311/f/pages/coa_july_newsletter.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cameraitacina.com/en/system/files/webform/feedback/cebeevan284.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.motleyautomotive.com/sites/default/files/webform/ichtali682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biodashofficial.com/endless-ocean-blue-world-download-cracked-pc/In PDF document text
    • https://bastra.org/system/files/webform/files/hawksho632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.an.uy/upload/files/2022/07/dEKTl44s4dmhcjbEfkOg_03_f44a3b3bf87593055cd347feda082ce7_file.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cameraitacina.com/en/system/files/webform/feedback/abbeyroadpluginstgmasteringpackvstrtasair-rar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skincaresadvice.com/phoenix-service-software-2010-38-5-44210-cracked-r-cantar-estereo-latin-install/In PDF document text
    • http://www.bayislistings.com/xforce-keygen-infraworks-2019-activation-_hot_/In PDF document text
    • https://nkrumaists.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/latoastr.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://factsacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IDM_Crack_636_build_7_idm_637_build_5_beta_with_patch_2020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dogrywka.pl/keygenmicroinvestdeltapro-free/In PDF document text
    • http://villa-mette.com/?p=32123In PDF document text
    • https://www.credos.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/genapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thedirsite.com/rhjpdmvyiefkdmfuiepldhogsg90c3bvdcbkcjewoarhj/vociferous=biomedica&safelist=zg93bmxvywr8wguyzvradgruedhnvfkxtmpjm01uz3hpshg4twpvnu1iedhlrtbwsuzkdmntundjbvz6y3lcyldfmu1vbejesuzzeulgqkvsbda.riskedIn PDF document text
    • http://factsacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/idm_crack_636_build_7_idm_637_build_5_beta_with_patch_2020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clas-forms.asu.edu/system/files/webform/faculty-interest-form-documents/ansonyd852.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/files/divisions/open-government/openmeetings_hb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uwaterloo.ca/women-in-engineering/system/files/webform/statistics-10th-edition-witte-pdf-free.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tcpdf.orgIn 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/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/extension/In PDF document text
    • http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/schema#In PDF document text
    • http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/property#In PDF document text
    • http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/In PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000280b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x280B 84508 bytes
SHA-256: 2b7ba551bea82cc3307397981c1dbeb1b78486f95f2eb14e5e58d4e1b24edb0c
font_01_sfnt_off0000aff7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAFF7 83036 bytes
SHA-256: 6d13e73e85a502a13969f6a5eaecd0b275a0868c045f80b7d64ed55d70678261