Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 16a898406b122c80…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.2 KB Created: 2021-06-26 01:48:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: a145b1ac548f0180eed8f0928f7b11b2 SHA-1: 338a8426c2d391812bc5a93fff97f809f887b345 SHA-256: 16a898406b122c806edabc541e294efce075af45fd3fce64b5bc367ee73bd763
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and 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 delivery. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to host malicious content or redirect to phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

Heuristics 7

  • 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 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.
  • 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://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083bf094c697---kajorejapitelufofe.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://teifsepahan.com/files/file/34686979123.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schouteninterieurwerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160815a67ca53f---wiwavosu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agribusiness.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5310c6b02a---titunurudevebipafise.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shopveriamici.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0cdgk6ros2stt4j9c4mei5vd75/jumufav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majorisinvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e7ffd6dbec---labejezudurafegeme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nidt837e70nvkuse8h0usgkds6/70464768286.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reparationmobile.net/userfiles/file/bebaxedukitutegubexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jandebruijn.com/uploadimages/files/16735628177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hobbes-group.com/upload/files/xebipajitaparazilav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nscs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb0f906ee12860ee5a46f3e88da83a06/kadaxizuromipogosev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dutchfansitenetwork.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pibamimalaluri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aadhar-interior.com/userfiles/file/5649868829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trainternational.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072f2947530b---lagilubavokemedesozenila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atrium-tuiles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5c282e0f89---dorerejati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dansecyr.ca/pdf/file/rujinuvunujoboweto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbursa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f011fc0f66---desolodi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teplospectr.ru/images/files/5377827539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stjohnhomelessshelter.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8debd4bc2628c7577193b9035319f678/84644562026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160972030a35c0---37498416823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://npxbyy.com/wang3_3_10_27/Upload/Upload/file/202164108293392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fortlauderdalelimorental.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076d30c403b8---jofosanetupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://area34.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0e17dhjvsoe9q76iau88joktt6/95600746147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.onestopnaturalstore.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43i5k673g265s43ccl59of32hv/33735759718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joepromenshealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/14a91f99f1d2f12abcf8076aba36dfa5/regafi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.auditsi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce20ee7b6c3---muweweremuxowarirak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=grotto+canyon+trailPDF 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_off00010afb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10AFB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00012312.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12312 10076 bytes
SHA-256: 11194ca8dac23f4e1f919ec6d3a9f87acafa58c21479b54a9c28b5bd6d037f31
font_02_sfnt_off0001399e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1399E 17760 bytes
SHA-256: a7ba2dc2a43a3c00a2440aebba8f5b687639846244e3e0ed62a7589f93ed3497

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