Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c3b520fb04a31897…

MALICIOUS

PDF

18.6 KB Created: 2020-11-04 04:03:30 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: 6f3b35f677ccee788a8ed6a70023a280 SHA-1: b7dfa47591a078737b513889ae09502e692245c2 SHA-256: c3b520fb04a31897f84b114b700a2b90a3502ea5eedf8e8195d3215551a92e25
112 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF is identified as an image-only lure, containing a single image and minimal text, designed to trick users into clicking a link. The embedded URL https://cctraff.ru/strik?keyword=dolch+sight+words+kindergarten+in+pdf is flagged as a malicious redirector. This suggests the document's primary purpose is to redirect the user to a malicious site, likely for phishing or to download further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

Heuristics 3

  • PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable URI to redirector infrastructure used by a known malicious PDF SEO/adware delivery campaign. These documents typically rely on user interaction and redirect chains rather than a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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 18 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://cctraff.ru/strik?keyword=dolch+sight+words+kindergarten+in+pdf
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    • https://s3.amazonaws.com/bikikanafopavu/2020_1040_estimate_due_dates.pdf