Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 775a6084c5c5c5d7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.6 KB Created: 2021-04-07 14:16:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: 747eaa64dc7ec29f7804025e9ff4bd59 SHA-1: 35706197fbccc20e8b6484095ae1a00e57fb831b SHA-256: 775a6084c5c5c5d74b80d324c4f5fa6e1711da5ce9396c13a4fb8e63c2d0f54a
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 a full-page screenshot as a lure, with a hidden clickable action. The embedded URL, https://jacksth.ru/aws?utm_term=how+do+i+renew+my+license+during+covid+in+pa, is likely the destination for this malicious action, potentially leading to credential harvesting or further malware deployment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5505

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • 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 35 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://jacksth.ru/aws?utm_term=how+do+i+renew+my+license+during+covid+in+pa