Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6e98f0eb6eed5713…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.9 KB Created: 2021-06-25 22:03:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: 7166eb6220abc6c9fa9c9d301d81c974 SHA-1: d4cb06bb3bb21c45d4b8f6cbfe0c4995d6407207 SHA-256: 6e98f0eb6eed5713cb4e7b539368401ef40bd50ffc65b1b84331412b40c44abb
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to deliver a malicious payload or phish users. The presence of a visual download button further supports a lure-based attack. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=full+body+strength+and+conditioning PDF link annotation
    • https://dijitalsanat.link/upload/files/51239639800.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kolodezrus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0e3345fdb4069ba0fce51fffee536908/24475178529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvsystexperts.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7mriuod69k2t97af7t9ui4s5h4/zajiluduretid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://roweryelectra.eu/app/webroot/uploads/file/16202319745155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://choiceenergynetwork.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a6d75216fd79b47052d93865e2fc65ea/dugir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082c16a29ba4---miziked.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allegroescrow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f44df197a2---65008707479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.realisthotel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0ede7cabc5---58609108432.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cardion.dk/gfx/fckimages/file/dewageme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://funperm.ru/content/file/2748511474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.argentum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2si7mahokh9lvfi6ntd09jam4v/35558953433.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://comicpapyrus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02db3b5138ec1dc29f2853ad2922f305/72710810817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9tcco79thkkk5lnnh6vdk2u6hs/3803794106.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaizousha.com/js/upload/files/bowojonodorazututamiri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thesetnews.com/images/fckeditor/file/kaxejuporinivifof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guaitoli.eng.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdc4c679a54---gomuxupofixikerogibuwavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa5abc2d3c2---dulinudiwafojasuzoxutepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmkstroi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04603d89d4168cab828f6c267a826e50/421479071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emprenderem.cl/files/fexaxazoguliza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allasclub.com/campannas/file/70954325720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pfgpartners.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d6c5d974a0---18696368931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traditionsradio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d35lj8lus1i1gs808ta8u5b8h0/95421820200.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://principesgs.com/userfiles/file/vofop.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_off0000fc2e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC2E 17140 bytes
SHA-256: d062ef0310478083ae874885416f896546092371f1152076a399bc5b7c9619e2
font_01_sfnt_off0001290a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1290A 10980 bytes
SHA-256: ba1d5fa21da9056713131e4007df3c45c2f6ad96ba5b3595525bee94ea35fc37
font_02_sfnt_off00014245.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14245 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1