Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d8698a199b1e0616…

MALICIOUS

PDF

26.6 KB Created: 2023-04-12 15:54:03 -07:00 Authoring application: iTextSharp’ 5.5.13.2 ©2000-2020 iText Group NV (AGPL-version)
MD5: 4b2977175227f031c5457f81624cf159 SHA-1: 1101cdfe241349be65a350a6b9a24e6e1afa9797 SHA-256: d8698a199b1e0616cc205d6693a9c074b83717a7d21afe7596aee6d6c1ec2478
70 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file is identified as a malicious screenshot lure, designed to trick users into clicking a link. The embedded URL, http://80.77.23.57/lndex.php, points directly to an IP address, which is a common tactic for phishing attacks. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with a high probability.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8704

Heuristics 3

  • 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 26 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://80.77.23.57/lndex.php

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
icc_00_off00000058.icc
12afb4d9953adee0607d347daee5b78b18d6b3cab2d572b88970703f5edb37bc
pdf-icc-profile PDF ICC profile at offset 0x58 456 bytes