Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dbbdfbb5ac613af1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.7 KB Created: 2021-07-06 10:02:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: 5ae980b378cce28a4dfba577aa429fc7 SHA-1: 2e68088f9b069faf7f4410de198247be748b0a04 SHA-256: dbbdfbb5ac613af1d07cd5ce9150700fa938a85b9d6815f2e1f30c48ada67700
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a large number of links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to redirect the user or execute further malicious actions, while the link farm aims to direct users to potentially malicious or phishing content hosted on compromised infrastructure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9930

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 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 https://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=km+to+nmi PDF link annotation
    • http://wilkinsconnection.com/clients/9/94/94ba1e7d864c5c8af3bb481f5f9f31de/File/nejexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.191seo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c49ff77d369---63947753170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ranaghatpchsschool.org/userfiles/file/93982507779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xekufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.restorationservice.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160827f1433ff2---gobijaxafuxapux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.herewardcarpets.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/056j3igpd32n68besdrhn4ho5h/21023193120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ezhealthcheck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9d5qml8opps8eksdn0h8o7av81/jabogitovano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlasautoglass.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab24ce92bcd---boronanonafekefizux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pericosrentcar.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abdab725c17---raseza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erbilsunhotel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bbe4boanevvtp1jt5qfi5v8h3/66931467818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amfmeg.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac10a6dd669---90177257984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vljainandco.com/userfiles/files/40968288773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://outsourcedbackoffice.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e061d26824b9f6e60e29cecbdf6b4fa/15310011937.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.electriclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05091e0444163e0c5e9ce1ed5132ae0b/zefekenesipozurutupezupil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humble-brag.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l620pdt86h11i4oqp3tdsrs05i/64825349247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leunamgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e934e15fdd98800f0b5c91dbec018f05/runozokepowudusexinen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160963ab298b79---57976298379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adikketiga.com/contents//files/netarovixaxip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://envida-nieuws.nl/bsb_website/upload_fck/file/riwizopujonupoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonapoolcontractor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4582774586---lasexosiludawipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k9-warrior.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/su4uqeflu7ii3s95i8r8u2mvoc/69712987399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://livingkaneohe.com/userimages/kanovibubumaripukoxoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsemilia.it/userfiles/files/99123310385.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e415.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE415 17484 bytes
SHA-256: 54c14091fd3b6137d1644c6e0591fc415bafa97ef6741d84876d60987c24c7a3
font_01_sfnt_off00011226.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11226 9652 bytes
SHA-256: c8b630392fff6283eb9368ffa5e07ef17780e14087810b5a0433b2a8b492cc7a
font_02_sfnt_off000126f5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x126F5 5208 bytes
SHA-256: 5e4fe6cd37e499354fcc7a061f5e7079a82a3abeb277debbca1850e1038b2902
font_03_sfnt_off0001397a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1397A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1