Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0a42662a44237ac5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.6 KB Created: 2020-12-15 19:35:00 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 6f2011c83a61b65c839599f4bd2290a8 SHA-1: 09dee5eb815de5393a73b7aac7575a1ee3cbdf17 SHA-256: 0a42662a44237ac58951e49576711844c5e191e0e717b57c5f33975583f2fcab
114 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It employs an image-only lure, a common tactic for phishing, to entice users to click on an embedded URL. The heuristic 'PDF_IMAGE_LURE' indicates the document is designed to trick users into interacting with a hidden trigger, likely leading to the malicious URL found in the document's metadata and URL list.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9489

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 40 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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://trafffe.ru/aws?utm_term=monte+greco+dei+bambini+spartani+deformi PDF link annotation
    • https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4476427/normal_5fc5bbcba9056.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/4380522/normal_5fb8efa512e4b.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4455898/normal_5fcfa0a219e48.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/widofafane/plant_dna_extraction_lab_report_discussion.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/gomaxod/latest_android_4g_mobiles_under_12000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fc4e10e2e34347c705dc52c/t/5fcac1cb9d30902cb76b874c/1607123406342/39354289168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fbffb1ae9fc3622d51d09b9/t/5fc1798d1972c46e3cd6ae07/1606515086839/jenny_the_juggler_reviews.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/kofabube/25143703072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fc6f486791da6493f678260/t/5fcdfe582fa8bc6bcd0e1bc7/1607335512651/31583921495.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fc0eb79e5c7695ca99bb922/t/5fc3a2d12dd96f59185d481e/1606656723850/38837650815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fbce344be7cfc36344e8aaf/t/5fbf6acafa04221c7118ac98/1606380235419/96938563166.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fc5c50e1c8c741314534cd3/t/5fcbd20c9708706f39a6188c/1607193101259/36946680550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fbce344be7cfc36344e8aaf/t/5fbdf51408845d09244fa3c8/1606284567823/blessing_of_the_animals_day.pdfIn PDF document text