Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fb42365392a9c82f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.7 KB Created: 2021-07-04 11:42:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-05
MD5: 42ca75ab72dd408578c232dc05997461 SHA-1: 3f8725fdf6a65b4621631de26d73a350b7770fcf SHA-256: fb42365392a9c82f314ac885d57de985dd2511013324787733415b754c518095
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common method for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities to redirect users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9927

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://blindnow.com/userfiles/file/4076956913.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://tutaylamhet.com/storage/ckfinder/files/gigodotujagemevul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jockmurray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160849d467e9e7---80706214657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.havanasalsa-dance-tours.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/622df667c580dad456b3ee26d063100d/3421867907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a729726570f---33684733536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vipavtoufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a9e55da9b70e25700b81260d316bd835/vonuvurepapexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evg-prague.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4412ba107e---50035120805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rhythmcprandfirstaid.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28b7f1df1f43544bd964e2c07eed3ef9/87564248623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://keluargamimpi.com/contents//files/juvokukenerakutunuziwitu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elcampoeco.org/FCKeditor/file/zidajunaxux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hongshengfish.com/uploadfiles/20210607/210607122432482964tkvm0tg68oum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nek.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae2de293f54---30884707314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ikuma-car.com/js/upload/files/98441771721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwplazaview.com/uploads/files/rowugurebuxelamunem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3508947abc---45679939359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dobraukraina.org/sites/all/sites/dobraukraina.org/files/senopesomajoxesitej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robotics-institute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ruv6dgegcajap1do3rp3jm239p/xigakaporobataj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stylist.in.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d222e4d015---81198835632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuechentreff-schmid.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/65v8mo4f3gf2nr83mf31o0c303/vuzejagugokolebila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.festivalmarrakech.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab388cb7008---17536236201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dentinale.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/decbc31b6dece551f90b965a43d1bcb8/1518884378.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dichvuhangngay.vn/uploads/image/files/36064903232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mariamozharova.ru/uploads/files/sapuduruvek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=english+speaking+course+in+pdf+free+downloadPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000edc3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDC3 11064 bytes
SHA-256: 24fef81468605dca9fecf477a22e8ec8ac8b8988fb3c1a4c7db6ce5fced9a7b2
font_01_sfnt_off00010744.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10744 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011f55.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11F55 16144 bytes
SHA-256: fcca37035df06e555c2991ff65faa0e8497ca6423bee408ebc46b3aef925b516
font_03_sfnt_off000134d0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134D0 17688 bytes
SHA-256: 1f1c3a9badad5f73310636dfb7625ecf983dfd98d49f7962275bcaa6deb49fb2