Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d54cb757312d79f6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.1 KB Created: 2021-12-01 09:04:18 +02:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2026-06-13
MD5: 854c215e197b9171dbb068045984a50c SHA-1: 75f60db045d63ca389c43cd6c288560e1d2bd5e6 SHA-256: d54cb757312d79f6ce160a3cdcb0f69d5111bcfc41cc025936bbc19616a9faf9
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and ML classifiers, exhibiting characteristics of a phishing lure. It contains an image-based interface with a clickable link disguised as a download prompt, directing users to an external URL. This suggests an attempt to deceive users into visiting a potentially malicious website.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5850

Heuristics 5

  • 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 lure linking to an SEO redirector (free-download phishing) high PDF_SEO_UTM_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF embeds an image with little or no body text and a clickable link to a multi-word utm_term / FeedBurner-proxied SEO redirector — the 'free ebook / solution-manual / document download' phishing family that ranks for natural-language search queries and routes the user into a payload/redirect chain. The PDF carries no exploit; the risk is the linked destination. Flagged structurally (image lure + SEO redirector) so it does not depend on a ClamAV/ML signature, and regardless of how many filler text pages the lure carries.
  • 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 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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=difference+between+cultural+heritage+and+cultural+inheritance PDF link annotation