MALICIOUS
74
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment
T1204.002 Malicious Link
The PDF was flagged as suspicious due to its structure, which consists primarily of an image designed to lure the user into clicking a link. The PDF_IMAGE_LURE heuristic specifically indicates this is a common phishing tactic. Two external URLs were extracted, both of which are considered unknown and potentially malicious. The ML classifier also contributed to the suspicious verdict.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.5780
Heuristics 4
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Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LUREPDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 124 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
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Image-only PDF lure with a single link to a non-reputable host medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE_NONREPUTABLE_LINKPDF is image-heavy with little real text and its only clickable action is a single external link to a host that is not known-good. This is the canonical malspam carrier shape — a screenshot-like 'click to view' page whose sole purpose is to funnel the victim to one redirect/landing URL on a compromised or throwaway domain. Flagged suspicious rather than malicious because the link alone (no shortener / typosquat / brand path) is the only corroborator beyond the image lure.
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External URI info PDF_URIPDF contains an external URL action
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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://osixpsv.qsq PDF link annotation
- http://67kixc2.sed.learnbjjconnecticut.comIn PDF document text
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