Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2db4ddedda3a4007…

MALICIOUS

PDF

62.7 KB Created: 2021-03-11 05:06:08 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: 5c89b182f139b9d8c243a5fd8c7e1b5a SHA-1: d678b6489ba41797ebaa3325a90041e5786e02e0 SHA-256: 2db4ddedda3a4007d906b67bbe7996537e1d7077a83f5b7381fb0b4ccb57899b
114 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It employs a common phishing tactic by presenting an image-based lure, typical of screenshot lures, which contains a clickable link. The embedded URI directs to a suspicious domain, likely serving as a landing page for phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted from this sample.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7026

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 62 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://soxebez.ru/award?keyword=mycobacterium+bovis+infection+in+animals+and+humans+pdf