Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 792497cf71642761…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.5 KB Created: 2021-06-03 09:53:02 +03:00 Authoring application: Henry Ellis (via Barbara Jacobs) First seen: 2021-06-20
MD5: 29e08b4b6cbe10efd83fad9864b7e75d SHA-1: 86f4e3668f4433bcd61ea06195691da62e8549c4 SHA-256: 792497cf716427613d369d1cc19b75ea3af94df0fe2c62b1e5e0371ede450b38
84 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file is malformed and contains an image-only lure, a common tactic for phishing. It includes a local builder path and a remote URI, suggesting an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious website. The presence of an external URI and the malformed stream indicate an exploit attempt, likely to deliver a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4139

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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 83 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://iuwcjim.kittenhaven.com PDF link annotation

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