Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ecd3b63fd780f66…

MALICIOUS

PDF

101.1 KB Created: 2021-07-13 16:00:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: 73d77a665ecfefbbb1554debb5eaaa12 SHA-1: c06c956573a4bb81aaad3260612328a87857649e SHA-256: 4ecd3b63fd780f664e92590f050783f3a72fdef9c698d677b2b6e1405f0527b1
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9923

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 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.
  • 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://mariellatriolo.it/public/file/83479263753.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.hotel-margherita.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160714e45218fd---28273788081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://360mart.net/uploads/files/34185117322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ebsjosepirosamaria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089c01aad1c4---towinigibusolixak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naturallabs.de/userfiles/file/gobozevuvalufatedopevosag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autotrans911.com/thread/admin/uploads/file/85850152156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://app8itebarandgrill.com/admin/images/file/pewusolagezip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c357ea6b796---24980219257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flylights.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ftulndt1009hecn9keiglh47i2/54843427450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkqi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c526f8d618e---vuwonekijegamogalalisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kystop.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fvb8f2on8r9gp3jmqtqlubcd40/19536097202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dispomydeal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d09df606b3f4e4881ec197859b65e7ba/kudikadojamexuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purpleleafestatebuyers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac028fbee3e---jodireposa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oschouston.com/osc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e313257bebc---83553235582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb81bc659ee---43366088402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kardelendalgicpompa.com/uploadfiles/file/remexowalisusunoferepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hssipm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4d5ccf79bf49b42d158e57286221063/suzezusomidite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hps-gruppe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4ql72ddnikftsvoperuiek8ocl/sidekewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e1aa816708---debozoremesage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benefielddarrenfordhicksunited.com/clients/2/21/2186b72972973349411f8b90e6071e14/File/fepejizibivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neoneofytou.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nafewovevukaxibiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zulaikhatextile.com/userfiles/files/jurekofexogokatozemedagif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veronicanealhome.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/2/16078545f6639d---85218149262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glass-haus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/58ef84533556242e557bbfaae318a94b/dibilixaxidujomux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://timjanen.se/anvandarbilder/53/files/34826242848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=principles+of+heat+and+mass+transfer+7th+edition+pdfPDF 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000126c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x126C0 18244 bytes
SHA-256: f21d9874cc5e2c71767a2c8f685c6af2e634ba32edd5163b42e6b15ac19c1a73
font_01_sfnt_off00015571.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15571 10936 bytes
SHA-256: c74f496a3d4f7ca69abb100c6708c0dc4773312570b066b8c7b8f1b70dceefa7
font_02_sfnt_off00016e9a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16E9A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1