Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 23c3093932fc540a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.9 KB Created: 2021-07-04 17:43:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: 182b43d8f8738c856697a740f465b7d1 SHA-1: e71b4f9a42c3a8ec290bb0a8aba5636e2fa740ea SHA-256: 23c3093932fc540a8903bcb36d18a56405c02908beeabe9ba8c9e5902e98d8c6
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute further malicious payloads or redirect users to malicious websites. The numerous links to compromised WordPress sites and other domains suggest a phishing or content-luring campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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.
  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=short+story+with+questions+and+answers+for+grade+5 PDF link annotation
    • http://stylist.in.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609222b551194---zajerarafezivaxilesex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ohligschlaeger-berger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8435f7cfa3---85677321106.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://citrasas.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/96725713045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.auditek.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bcb5592b7e4---26048329388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gpagroup.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608012a12ff34---76585864718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uaqbakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608245ab16e0d---82577361079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/kurad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nicenpos.com/userData/board/file/8955547493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yournew.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nghr42jla3jv5aveh1o0oa0mbc/sofubuvadexubuvam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.northamericatalk.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085602c126bb---50624303825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hdontheroadnapoli.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609498eda6352---kosefoleligif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://whitelightdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/79a5f23a584c3867a99634b945116d16/32968785506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttmplus.com/userfiles/files/43190006080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://precisionautoandac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c2ce8b4591d64902cd22b22f23a38519/miviro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--fiqa735be48e.com/upload/files/77691110968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beribuket.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7a6d9dc75445f3903554abf01c22e8be/61819565939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dailymaytrogiang.com/userfiles/files/10618336352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.couleurs-et-jardin.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160860df76ca16---44164856271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sadcmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pmea12pn004snkronpf7penhuu/50721631087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zoncmswebsitebeheer.nl/files/editor/file/kexuditab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesterek.net/tmp/57867780730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vibrosystem.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e0f950be68---22199783535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://velvetskin.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2cd5dd622c61c675feb7b705f9a6a90d/jukapexoxumowamerefiful.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_off0000e38b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE38B 17152 bytes
SHA-256: 57d4dd661e57fde802772a16073a1979d671c0740a2319989ce9425a58bff74f
font_01_sfnt_off0001102d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1102D 11244 bytes
SHA-256: 3b182b79b130e72b3422eff70ed063ce232a8a0688d8c5635633c5ccd5729816
font_02_sfnt_off00012a20.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A20 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1