MALICIOUS
64
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The PDF is identified as an image-based lure, containing a screenshot designed to trick users into interacting with a malicious link. The embedded URL 'http://hmqqxkw.criterx.com' is a primary indicator of a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a local builder path alongside remote URIs further suggests a crafted malicious document.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.3738
Heuristics 4
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Image-only PDF carries local builder path plus remote links high PDF_IMAGE_LURE_LOCAL_FILE_AND_REMOTE_URIPDF 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.
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Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LUREPDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 131 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
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External URI info PDF_URIPDF contains an external URL action
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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://hmqqxkw.criterx.com PDF link annotation
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