Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 42521aea77142050…

MALICIOUS

PDF

326.4 KB Created: 2022-03-03 00:31:53 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-15
MD5: e643c0a53ba68e156469d56a6042ca1e SHA-1: aad6caa0c1d60c56e76dd87cf121a717dc1b5955 SHA-256: 42521aea77142050761ce01a641aa32a31a97aea9862f71ce883093da2a04c81
174 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features multiple external URLs, one of which is identified as an SEO redirector likely used for phishing or malware distribution. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, indicating it's likely a phishing or trojan delivery mechanism.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6543

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
  • Image lure linking to an SEO redirector (free-download phishing) high PDF_SEO_UTM_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF embeds an image with little or no body text and a clickable link to a multi-word utm_term / FeedBurner-proxied SEO redirector — the 'free ebook / solution-manual / document download' phishing family that ranks for natural-language search queries and routes the user into a payload/redirect chain. The PDF carries no exploit; the risk is the linked destination. Flagged structurally (image lure + SEO redirector) so it does not depend on a ClamAV/ML signature, and regardless of how many filler text pages the lure carries.
  • 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.
  • 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://norin.co.za/XSRYdR1H?utm_term=irregular+plurals+worksheet+ks1 PDF link annotation
    • http://cachnhietcacham.vn/Images_upload/files/pojuroj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://easiestwaytoselltrailers.com/userfiles/file/julolusajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xyoaa.org/sites/default/files/files/xiromabaloroxixekojixuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chandox.yun2u.com/upload/files/82911436516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ain.proximeo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80421619716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shannonlakeestates.org/fck_images/file/xezopodukevabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reklamnizbozi.cz/data/upload/files/koramugogesafoje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://work4shop.cz/userfiles/file/judilisizuvaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trafiktehaklarim.org/kcfinder/upload/files/funaladezewiwatesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maximaviajes.com/FCKfiles/file/37000656778.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duel.pl/userfiles/file/92089885431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wiercenie-studni24.pl/files/files/650962953.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chinatupai.com/web/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69490202619.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://repairbase.net/FCKeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/images/file/nikakekuxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iycadana.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/16j73r42n6jhqo6hlni0g1krl1/lorafug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ht-cooling-j3t.com/contents/files/guvojewomigawerenibatuku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenways.at/userfiles/file/polakuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atya.eu/files/file/lefavoxuxorogaxovebit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uro-medical.pl/zdjecia/fotki/file/76566511416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sidertest.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16213076437883---21160409019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dhleisure.com/ckupload/files/soraxugumogagaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nanchang.chinatupai.com/web/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/97884903667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fertilityupdates.com/userfiles/files/noboruxivasukatarip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kungfubp.hu/admin/assets/images/files/24727887923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rosewoodcity.org/nbloom/fckuploads/file/nurarukonudopig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pasted-radio.de/web/files/xifevizodakolifulim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://huaku3c.tw/uploads/files/202202181752262598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colfacor.org.ar/administrador_web/kcfinder/upload/files/lowezakemewewufezi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zawodydrwali.pl/app/webroot/userfiles/file/tikijozonipubilugepodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.whirlpool-beachcomber.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1621fc2dad4be8---6394807928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--5dbfbdrd7azav1bcx.com/sites/default/files/file/84224257197.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_off0004ac2b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4AC2B 10616 bytes
SHA-256: a3b18beae7168e809327eacd1e24b53a58bc6a98fbd148f5a1a516d80828144b
font_01_sfnt_off0004c4be.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4C4BE 16560 bytes
SHA-256: 924ad5cb737cfd9a34472b2046831991df4d3950e5f0d7b552a18309318c2ee9
font_02_sfnt_off0004dbd9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4DBD9 17592 bytes
SHA-256: d878d341adaeaa39f3093cf16d2902ad60099631a039cc93843d219c85e2466b