Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 25011d6a5f0b0ea7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

117.9 KB Created: 2021-05-21 07:38:43 +03:00 Authoring application: Robin Burns (via Shirley Dixon) First seen: 2021-05-26
MD5: bd603f8de135c6bfec3f42f8fd6c9cb9 SHA-1: 0b7026d8e58204ebbb773c69283ff044458918ff SHA-256: 25011d6a5f0b0ea7f27cbd9e9ab7b8be2b20ac47f1dfd13430fe64397b248ad0
64 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF is identified as an image-only lure, a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. It contains an external URI pointing to blog5k0.asianfashionwear.com, which is likely the destination for the malicious payload or phishing content. The heuristic PDF_IMAGE_LURE_LOCAL_FILE_AND_REMOTE_URI also indicates the presence of remote links within the document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.3906

Heuristics 4

  • Image-only PDF carries local builder path plus remote links high PDF_IMAGE_LURE_LOCAL_FILE_AND_REMOTE_URI
    PDF is an image-only click lure that contains both remote HTTP(S) destinations and a file:/// URI exposing a local Windows/Linux builder path. That co-occurrence is not normal document linking; it matches generated clickbait/phishing carriers where the visible page is a screenshot and the clickable area sends the user to external infrastructure.
  • 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 117 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 http://blog5k0.asianfashionwear.com PDF link annotation