Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 157ce4644bb7f368…

MALICIOUS

PDF

24.2 KB Created: 2023-04-11 15:29:07 -07:00 Authoring application: iTextSharp’ 5.5.13.2 ©2000-2020 iText Group NV (AGPL-version)
MD5: 2beb4a4890e7af5166057b78416149ec SHA-1: c11db0809655a34ec4a1980fdf01a7e66f7c6604 SHA-256: 157ce4644bb7f368381a2a7432cf49b79bbcc74459d3802002018165a44fe19d
72 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF is identified as a malicious screenshot lure, designed to trick users into interacting with a clickable link. This link, http://170.130.165.232/lndex.php, points directly to an IP address, a common tactic for phishing or delivering second-stage payloads. The ML classifier strongly supports the malicious verdict, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8709

Heuristics 3

  • 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 24 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://170.130.165.232/lndex.php

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
icc_00_off00000058.icc
12afb4d9953adee0607d347daee5b78b18d6b3cab2d572b88970703f5edb37bc
pdf-icc-profile PDF ICC profile at offset 0x58 456 bytes