Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4453c7ecb770605a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

309.2 KB Created: 2022-03-18 15:34:12 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-12
MD5: f75b0e24acb86a75babd0e7956a78f9c SHA-1: c8c8fdb0f657675b192a82fb77799822a0dabaa3 SHA-256: 4453c7ecb770605ac7cd441bd49261176732e7ebaf982b48769786b43a1a324e
174 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage and SEO redirectors, indicating a phishing lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to further exploit the user or download additional payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9646

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://colod.co.za/XSRYdR1H?utm_term=dfe+benchmarking+report+card+2017 PDF link annotation
    • http://www.halabicaguitars.com/gfx/administration/js/ckeditor/kcfinder/upload/files/piruralulure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://topas-rus.ru/media-temp/img/uploads/files/95763297340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erex.hu/upload/file/9726566083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kayamedbursa.com/userfiles/file/74767829425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.naturapreserved.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1621524ee9b18b---23170549952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kazenergy.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1622eb2ee81645---67153475361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duhocblueocean.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13790042218.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asremajazi.com/uploads/files/bexodezozopare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dzido.pl/userfiles/file/40793992603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroytehcentr.ru/images/file/rodunidividigekagexadolij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://friendsofmultisport.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lizanebunusafidovapumeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cargeacrew.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/162104dc98a7db---85757243103.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.isgs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5a6f5dbe4de7deda76f6743a684a0496/18842073526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jpt.mysmartedu.com/uploadimages/files/6724912741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spad.kr/userData/ebizro_board/file/bebeborota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mkfilm.it/ckeditor/kcfinder/upload/files/bojonofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhongjiukeji.com/upload_fck/file/2022-2-13/20220213064427285919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fetogram.com/images/upload/files/koxipovufasifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bona-agra.pl/Upload/file/29122700912.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allcondosales.rodeodrivecondosale.com/userfiles/files/rukexoxulos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://animalplus.hilariousworld.com/nouvelles/files/60239020540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-s-c.fr/lib/ckeditor/kcfinder/upload/files/46840546060.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16234760cdd983---sosegelewewiwifomus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vitalchurchesinstitute.com/files/file/pixaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marciasmithconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f192633d7c58595998a89e42ac1b6002/puvaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://halkum.rs/files/58678102340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmkonsult.cz/userfiles/file/tixejuregak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serviskytar.cz/kcfinder/upload/files/piwaxoveni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ichibaninfotech.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46197924065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wixoon.hu/upload/file/felenedivalesufoxopaxew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modernplating.com/userfiles/file/52881161558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://style4.allwebeasy.com/userfiles/files/45200430124.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://houstoncoinclub.org/FCKeditor/file/duromujopojeb.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_off00045fc4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x45FC4 16560 bytes
SHA-256: 924ad5cb737cfd9a34472b2046831991df4d3950e5f0d7b552a18309318c2ee9
font_01_sfnt_off000476e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x476E4 11428 bytes
SHA-256: d7a9b0bb5fd667e8b740faf2fffd8bf53508f3205ad00ac4fd36d4d2e4e6b7f3
font_02_sfnt_off00049164.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x49164 20292 bytes
SHA-256: 4bf30d7eadbd200586eca6c7f82dc425afed16c6d48a33496685c3f4145e32dc