Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 299fd3330ef17181…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.7 KB Created: 2018-06-11 08:47:50 -04:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.4 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2020-09-24
MD5: a1d6dd1d70a602dabdb8bd4d02326bdb SHA-1: 121f735082237a3ab365ea881147ef3eb8b867fc SHA-256: 299fd3330ef17181e818d55ad086347fb2d830eb8812b53d2f62c961ea4722d0
130 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded URLs and a heuristic firing for a visual download button, suggesting a social engineering lure. The ML classifier also flagged the PDF as malicious. The primary URLs point to a domain that appears to be hosting a malicious PDF, likely intended to trick the user into downloading it.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8978

Heuristics 4

  • Fake 'free download' SEO-poisoning PDF critical PDF_SEO_FAKE_DOWNLOAD
    The ML classifier flagged this PDF AND it carries a visual download/call-to-action lure AND an off-domain server-side download-gateway link whose query string names a document payload. This three-signal conjunction is the fake-document / 'free PDF download' SEO-poisoning delivery pattern: the page is padded with benign decoy links to dilute classifier scores while funnelling the victim through the gateway to malware/scareware. Acting only on the conjunction keeps benign download-bearing PDFs from being misflagged.
  • PDF carries a PHP-gateway SEO-spam PDF link farm medium PDF_SEO_PHP_GATEWAY_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains four or more clickable links whose target is a `.php` gateway with a multi-word search-PHRASE document slug embedded after it (e.g. 'index.php?.../binary+options+trading+nz.pdf' or 'pdf.php/cialis-dosage-side-effects.pdf'). Legitimate PHP-served documents use a filename or numeric id, not a search-query phrase, so this is the generated SEO link-farm shape — pharma / binary-options / 'free download' spam that ranks for queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://uncpbisdegree.com/download3.php?q=the-big-book-of-blackjack.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/download4.php?q=the-big-book-of-blackjack.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bigsnow.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.hitorstand.net/In PDF document text
    • http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/21mitblackjack.phpIn PDF document text
    • http://blackjackforumonline.com/content/bjhalloffame.htmIn PDF document text
    • https://vegasclick.com/games/blackjack/In PDF document text
    • https://www.samstownlv.com/In PDF document text
    • https://www.blackjackinfo.com/blackjack-rules/In PDF document text
    • http://www.tijuanabible.org/articles/blackjackswaywardgirls.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://www.royalcasinoparties.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.casinocenter.com/blackjack-survival-in-x-rated-strip-casinos/In PDF document text
    • http://www.sprayingequipmentsupply.com/teejet/boominator-spray-nozzles.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fhcevents.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.takeaclass.org/In PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/toyota-factory-service-manual-1986-truck.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-the-inspiration-for-the-upcoming-major-motion-picture.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-boeing-737-technical-guide-lulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-splendid-spotted-snake-a-colors-magic-ribbon-book.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-phonology-of-polish.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/serious-concerns.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/snow-king-snowblower-parts-manual.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/spiritual-roots-of-human-relations-stephen-r-covey.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/st-stuffed-enemies-to-lovers-2-anyta-sunday.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-answer-of-luenberger.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackjackIn PDF document text
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackjack_MulliganIn PDF document text
    • https://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/In PDF document text
    • https://wizardofodds.com/games/In PDF document text
    • http://mentalfloss.com/article/56506/how-does-counting-cards-blackjack-workIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/book-sinatra-drunken-violent-sex-crazed-article-1.1303479In PDF document text
    • https://www.888casino.com/blog/blackjack-strategy-guide/blackjack-card-countingIn PDF document text
    • https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Percy_Jackson_and_the_Olympians_charactersIn PDF document text
    • http://www.businessinsider.com/fedex-saved-from-bankruptcy-with-blackjack-winnings-2014-7In PDF document text
    • https://www.888casino.com/blog/blackjack-strategy-guide/how-to-play-blackjackIn PDF document text
    • http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StartMyOwnIn PDF document text
    • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839&CLCID=0409In PDF document text
    • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338&CLCID=0409In PDF document text
    • https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=868922In PDF document text
    • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=286759&CLCID=409In PDF document text
    • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=617297In PDF document text
    • https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/LiberationFontLicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00004aee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4AEE 10644 bytes
SHA-256: 56eb8cfa3cc44759f14242412e94baf84ca7c77fa080695ac119b8f42c2099de
font_01_sfnt_off00006c9c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6C9C 7040 bytes
SHA-256: a300dc92d30e9095da6157c3efe83ca556e1c67c3eb81efa1409ecc09c2dc01e