Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a5f5f97533c2a42…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.1 KB Created: 2021-06-30 21:26:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: 3d6503802ebff56ac362ca3892002f2f SHA-1: 921bd1e47912e97b08f8bdfaea74a7a24b10f78a SHA-256: 1a5f5f97533c2a4230eb65164bc1d83e667a47313768b79294ec2b4ebf6797d7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggest a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely involving the execution of JavaScript to download or redirect to a malicious payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9932

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+sum+of+two+numbers+is+16+and+their+product+is+63 PDF link annotation
    • https://muratay.nl/userfiles/file/fanodizufipijedukaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--90ad5ackt1d.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ca56220b5daaae84157f0354b8aa3576/jereriwepipexalojirip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archerelectricsupply.com/userfiles/file/tuxiterejoferu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://to-kajihan.net/js/upload/files/4318205470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamiatulbanat.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160740075c8cb8---wasifetuzotewexix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nailseasupportgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/447023ec2f55ca2fff9fa1e3751621a3/xumitusopali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agendatourvietnam.com/hinhanh/file/kadonutulemawidonubex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nceptionsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c0d5d9251279c8fea2ddfca0e29c6864/pewiwuwenap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--12cmi2byac9cdhd0hra6d7bxkwbgj1gch.com/user_img/files/linolutubog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://s8radziejowice-paszkow.pl/userfiles/file/joduda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://birons.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0249495e530acded1557f857fc39504/73715348717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pronobile.de/catalog/file/89699849323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tl-systems.hu/files/files/67177059838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webcertain.net/contentupload/fckeditorUploads/organization_/file/35545527843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceral.pl/ceral/pliki/file/fibetigazizipujako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laxmigrouppune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9d27ae1570a2f9fe29c0a9c86a134b68/jemozexujedodekilosikigal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.golddustdental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094ce89dce3e---vosakatozozoverowuramuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bentzendesign.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609293b42b188---40215254795.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rtcqbvp6tv9t4m9cs3e1rfqf49/zukiwenagogopape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f87fad34b3---64428102039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sokolzgierz.pl/web/uploads/files/rininizitekafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adian.eus/files/galeria/files/76153782260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.expertnutritionadvisor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b18b8ecfbbe---78993369797.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000def6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDEF6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f707.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF707 16088 bytes
SHA-256: 450eea5fc67953cc3bdc764260aa6f1739571c17331c9588074966c3dbef4c6c
font_02_sfnt_off00010c3d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C3D 11520 bytes
SHA-256: 423172be089e059d0740158b82b03344b3592438759fd42a3ccde04e4c6d40db
font_03_sfnt_off0001273e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1273E 17676 bytes
SHA-256: 1c5a2cd942b71a95996d897cccc208ad27fb18c698ceb0f3cb78aef5dd2a0219