Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 60ac80a121d682ee…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.4 KB Created: 2021-06-26 04:07:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: dbb1f9ae207dc88b9dd7e30f2ef721fa SHA-1: a9df9c3e8a3f13ed9e321c9a48dde8ab29a88ce7 SHA-256: 60ac80a121d682ee9abb0848799b9c5a07697c4a016b0b38211f14ba5f93a287
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous embedded links, many of which are hosted on compromised websites or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and link farm behavior are indicative of a spearphishing attachment designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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://prsnashville.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2cd0f9612f57b167497bbbd8224d20f4/zapavifud.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://geredekombiservisi.com/userfiles/file/nawulupekoduzovubexem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.glasswindowequipment.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/62e17d7bcf285c24aa083c06c35425b6/sivufolavogofirujosok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://domeinbeverdonk.be/assets/files/file/nagiwadunomulum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tucarrorentacar.co/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bitatifugexezilekipiwuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tocgia247.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i25j7ltqd661qv63gpoiv1am9g/5965504350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sam-global.ch/files/file/lofimezirinararop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wisserarm.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/nebegabazepuwalira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.heainc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095f198e3729---90740130540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ddd-iasi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d3931e1263---9668623138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pferde-fuer-unsere-kinder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075fa881b5ae---45864234296.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oneremote.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d5c7244edf533ea9e140402f7d89614/90178813466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dramayaramendes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607063fe24209---35199665025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/20029331673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----8sbnbd9chja.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/10289803947.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081aff94323b---44166570941.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://domholidays.com/userfiles/file/45623745201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aravlicraft.com/cmsCart//upload/file/8589762567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://paperland.bg/uploads/file/59548813199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609849d57377f---kalifiduguwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dijladentalcenter-qa.com/userfiles/file/3781607459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saraelv.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9dd8845f9b---66430892505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.meglobalinc.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071a369081b4---54637552262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----8sbpvg0afdbe.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vsmn9j9n694q7glcn56idk86n6/buxekiwizebuwujeket.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=letter+names+and+sounds+worksheetsPDF 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_off0000cf80.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCF80 10612 bytes
SHA-256: d398be8c8dfabf78495d2b81a035aac77d88bb8c03395a611ab7b89fa47263e4
font_01_sfnt_off0000e7a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7A3 17192 bytes
SHA-256: 600c3404202e7567ced9910e4207a0045ab43dba6bc2c15f92484f24596fa82b
font_02_sfnt_off0001142e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1142E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1