Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f2fe4d3ae607fe36…

MALICIOUS

PDF

198.3 KB Created: 2022-02-14 01:24:52 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-13
MD5: 019927639211d78cd71ed7246498f75d SHA-1: 740501f0fcb19761ac3402bbf4fc85cfc55177c6 SHA-256: f2fe4d3ae607fe36404b109ddce489a67c2c97df696613c9e276cc97a0b00c76
174 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and external URIs that are flagged as malicious, specifically pointing to a phishing lure related to a 'macos catalina installer usb'. The presence of PDF_SEO_UTM_REDIRECTOR_LINK and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM heuristics indicates a sophisticated phishing attempt leveraging redirectors and potentially compromised websites to host malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support the malicious nature of this file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8150

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
  • Image lure linking to an SEO redirector (free-download phishing) high PDF_SEO_UTM_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF embeds an image with little or no body text and a clickable link to a multi-word utm_term / FeedBurner-proxied SEO redirector — the 'free ebook / solution-manual / document download' phishing family that ranks for natural-language search queries and routes the user into a payload/redirect chain. The PDF carries no exploit; the risk is the linked destination. Flagged structurally (image lure + SEO redirector) so it does not depend on a ClamAV/ML signature, and regardless of how many filler text pages the lure carries.
  • 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.
  • 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://fecuq.co.za/XSRYdR1H?utm_term=macos+catalina+installer+usb PDF link annotation
    • http://forsheda.se/admin/kcfinder/upload/files/49129335258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crislbd.com/public/admin/assets/ckeditor/kcfinder/upload/files/kobagenog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://obasekiestates.com/UserFiles/file/jazawetiriwipokimitagisow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lexnovum.pl/js/kcfinder/upload/files/jegapavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pmeds.us/userfiles/file/vumiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.diktu.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132d0b07af81---60394057451.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trimix.bg/UserFiles/File/xakisetarelanid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yantrasearch.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tolomoxafavatilejuvufixan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gsccn.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1619dd1a50a1f2---didisudagimelezotemuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bunny888.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xuxafuwexefelexugomin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibextrail.com/editor-images/34688922816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kapalishakti.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7367736388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themeshcowork.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/93e645938687c14382f179c5ee5fea29/42127470913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ameshamagazine.com/js/upload/files/45484241767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unitedpestmanagement.com/userfiles/file/lewujofonaxifegem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foire-fromages-et-vins.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e50e117bf11---70077478364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jncs.kr/page_data/file/20211129200234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gianlucabruno.it/dati/upload/file/9466958894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ateneoarbonaida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161512896ec016---65065044324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5703n1n6999-6a55.com/contents/files/31524011623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ujepites.hu/userfiles/files/xududojixuzowuwika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.slappedtogether.com/editoruploadfiles/file/31503234285.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teleprasowanie.pl/kcfinder/upload/files/3831761576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erdelyironkbutor.hu/admin/kcfinder/upload/files/71048047148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sportsht.com/userfiles/file/woxuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightupalife.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16186d847cd8c4---nimenelog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ramadin.com/userfiles/file/kebetezonurutafeja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marketypik.pl/zdjecia/fck/file/nusotowuxafivedis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bunny888.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/korisavitux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geredekombiservisi.com/userfiles/file/sapozamasiwok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyparadisecoffin.com/images/media/files/gonexazefelovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amis-simserhof.fr/kcfinder/upload/files/kekifuduwopogopibitoteju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mentaplywood.com/images_upload/files/58133213883.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_off0002adaf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2ADAF 10456 bytes
SHA-256: 878c598485e608844120d4c00b140756e09eac93c61b8dfdebbfda457e0459d5
font_01_sfnt_off0002c58b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2C58B 17480 bytes
SHA-256: e0f083bc3d00f0356c258275e9c8d362ac47e93b305c814c46889d47c0c7cbb8
font_02_sfnt_off0002f2f3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2F2F3 16560 bytes
SHA-256: 924ad5cb737cfd9a34472b2046831991df4d3950e5f0d7b552a18309318c2ee9