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Attachment: PDF credential phishing via wkhtmltopdf/Qt with suspicious link

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Summary
Detects inbound emails with PDF attachments whose metadata (creator/producer) indicates generation by wkhtmltopdf or Qt-based tools, a pattern commonly used in malicious PDF creation. The rule OCRs the PDF content and applies a natural language classifier to identify credential-theft intents with sufficient confidence. It also analyzes URLs embedded in the PDF for suspicious patterns, such as very short paths (length of 2) or OAuth redirect parameters (redirect_uri present), which are often abused for credential phishing. If all conditions are met, it raises a Credential Phishing alert. Detection methods include Exif analysis, OCR, NLU, URL analysis, and file analysis.
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  • Endpoint
Data Sources
  • File
  • Image
Created: 2026-08-29