Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 885e7ed8b1269bd3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

25.7 KB Created: 2021-05-28 16:28:06 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-06-13
MD5: c2253b382e1b7990a8b93a6ae56c5fe6 SHA-1: a907072957d4e127186a5ca2e66ec703771aec9f SHA-256: 885e7ed8b1269bd314e1f0ee2d08d9e4193c54e277f705cd6b81f945c0663359
62 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 uses a URL shortener, increasing the likelihood of malicious intent. The document's structure and small size further support its use as a deceptive lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.0059

Heuristics 3

  • Image-only PDF lure links through URL shortener high PDF_IMAGE_LURE_SHORTENER_LINK
    PDF is image-heavy with little real text and its clickable action points to a URL shortener. This is a high-confidence credential-phishing carrier shape: the visible page is a screenshot-like prompt while the destination is hidden behind redirect infrastructure.
  • 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 25 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://topwomen.page.link/PsgF In PDF document text
    • https://docs.microsoft.com/typography/abouthttp://www.typography.netMicrosoftIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000519f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x519F 6540 bytes
SHA-256: a96f3d4c7d04f3778de50a83e51550e6e63614f3fafb307016276461b1c2ab9b