Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 91853ebfa843a513…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.5 KB Created: 2021-06-26 04:17:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: 6a3bfda179346308349aa14cf2d49ba8 SHA-1: 87d3b1cae03909be4d8a79ec000fa7293912fd85 SHA-256: 91853ebfa843a513d1a077d51cab5e9adc0901a291106e4941b0c53f92087bfc
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The heuristics reveal it contains embedded JavaScript and functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs hosted on compromised CMS uploads and disposable domains. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or execution of further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9840

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • 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 http://jonkmp.nl/img/cms/file/wakudaxakikebo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://elonsummerstorage.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4a16f51dfa---wujonufotelonexib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gpagroup.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0d807d36a2---10270839031.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evenimentecastel.ro/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e24gl2vtfsvau2p1ad1cldjtbe/letodolilekaxapepuvos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://humanitool.ru/userfiles/file/nutatedu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anneadamslaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/kubexol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luyenthitoeic.info/userfiles/file/pukojowekusipozugap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160744e90dd746---wujuramiba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210503120829139659d3g1ff.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/329f580fb5bf3cc2d13a29ee4f04f9a1/83057968741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akgikorea.com/file_upload/fck_upfile/file/39537307983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.nu/upload/24405891131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myhoorayhealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pmj9u2kotpuvb5tt7tfp7rh501/37255498028.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motelandratecuci.ro/userfiles/file/62966304471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relaxationplusmn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1f831e48153bf6277771ec34fd51339/40906107839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trackeg.com/en/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085f4b4a1c01---38733611865.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smoothnomad.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ue3o3aptv9a85d4i6gbpj5l07/58339325574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dianacb.cz/userfiles/file/59789059716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hps-gruppe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/donjqihqchbkdi2h0edo3a422d/55662688758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andimoda.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3fc8a22e12927760274c62197f56cf43/91585239477.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atek-ent.com/upload/file/52553876226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regenerativetherapyforpain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/931073f2c29cbabfb78545a45f53a3e9/paxerasiburam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trichynext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7bb1fb4192aa03cf4d23cca1b90cc8fb/59498834168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://careerhack.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eb3bf66b35---gulidafivibevodovunefuta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cancercareresearch.com/userfiles/file/sufomafekuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adbadog.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ba718ae1481fe85764a2c37c5481a374/20454066498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=what+does+a+number+before+a+square+root+meanPDF 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_off0000c85d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC85D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e06f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE06F 16704 bytes
SHA-256: d47214f27957ee49b13be599599bbbdca4544e87aaf1ad881fe2a5371f15ecaa
font_02_sfnt_off00010bb5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BB5 10860 bytes
SHA-256: 2130cbc1306082c4d88569e2820b50bbf1aa42cb2b43e4a5c8732f9e5fd6bf09