Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7e61e4ab427c67f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.6 KB Created: 2020-12-24 21:37:42 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: 9473c3f0f756d184d0a31eaea7910d19 SHA-1: d6535bd9887eaecf2b72276c958a4dfaebe86ca1 SHA-256: 7e61e4ab427c67f0a5081225abcb2885f4d7af72ff07016ca5f3706202ee4d6a
114 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 campaigns. It contains a single embedded URL that directs users to a suspicious domain. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, indicating it's likely part of a phishing operation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7813

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://traffine.ru/aws?utm_term=human+brain+anatomy+and+physiology+pdf