Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3658d90980a7faf5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.0 KB Created: 2021-07-01 15:00:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: 2cf659e72a6b290fca433601ad0ed621 SHA-1: 5b7aeb85a153e5947adfcdb0b37fc509996bf045 SHA-256: 3658d90980a7faf56acc11a85e94a8e3f9d1daa3cb6266090cf16db791e5e883
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code or initiating redirects. It also features a large number of links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9853

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.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160751e7b98cff---rolenadapaxegitavovuwaj.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cricalliance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160906b464fc3b---runonepinez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5o007pos7v2vqggo42i0pilal2/nijiliwelad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.swx.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81d5dfb810e7faa08b10604d3c540cbe/mixivekuzati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://srihemkuntschoolint.com/slbdavbatala/userfiles/file/25509428248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.azulejositurry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7mvjitjb4shp4arpsuj9v6ln60/saxowiwifekeziwig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoffmanowska.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087eca3135e9---36387127199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oilandgaswork.com/userfiles/file/81248694589.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oumkua.com/userfiles/file/74454072440.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kickcommerce.com/userfiles/file/gabusowavukikajepodor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joepromenshealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74a06205b8fb943e319970465626000b/89334439635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tortugafilms.ca/adminfiles/file/31569504250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dok-vo.ru/userfiles/file/piriminudasolakem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rilta.net/userfiles/files/tuwoxozetaximoforirinaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nanyangtextile.com/userfiles/file/nenoxuburawojesujemik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peterdegendt.be/file/buwazugavozufov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akiyastyle.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rarijubemawa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f7f43b36ce2e0173ffd6c63fb8e3306d/kazoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kidneystonetreatment.in/userfiles/files/lugoragiferolaxepo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://concertwristband.com/resimler/files/58861218251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/97952746868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--9p4b29dncp2cc6y.net/upload/fckeditor/file/72238881544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cloverpark1960.com/clients/1/17/17c242f0968dc4bce059666b43fbd075/File/torikuvas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=to+back+out+of+somethingPDF 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_005_off0001398d.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1398D 18328 bytes
SHA-256: d9f5e66163d907df9b2c2f031b8906ab183602eda4757f3e8ef428a9cf922d60
font_00_sfnt_off0000d9d5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD9D5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f1e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF1E2 3464 bytes
SHA-256: a8161c2f5ba9235eb51b4fcc43b6bb219725019365cb8d38f9ec25dfe5ce54ff
font_02_sfnt_off0000ff5d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF5D 23912 bytes
SHA-256: 06a8acc4aa57faa9e7f9ab187b230ee252cfcf24a1f96253ef2752e8e0b660fd
font_04_sfnt_off0001572f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1572F 10932 bytes
SHA-256: 09071588adf0abcfee20d4d7e0ad27d497ab99478d6a46a964aebf3960c8967b