Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 83afb9bde467bca4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

112.5 KB Created: 2023-03-25 15:28:41 -07:00 Authoring application: iTextSharp’ 5.5.13.2 ©2000-2020 iText Group NV (AGPL-version)
MD5: f6f56b0437f97de0bc4a7f01dd2b01f5 SHA-1: 078634d92d21670dd864c5f44fb2a66dc0071753 SHA-256: 83afb9bde467bca436aa216d186cb9bbb7a40ce87fcbe013db74f89a097fa29c
70 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file is identified as malicious by an ML classifier and exhibits characteristics of a phishing lure, specifically an image-only document designed to trick users into clicking an embedded URI. The URI points directly to an IP address, which is a common tactic for evading domain-based detection. No scripts were extracted, but the overall structure and the presence of a direct IP link strongly suggest a phishing attempt to redirect the user to a malicious site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9573

Heuristics 3

  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 2 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 112 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://173.44.141.213/lndex.php