Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 32a0ced0318faf3a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.8 KB Created: 2020-08-16 17:58:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: 5bc042179e9bb24019a9e93f8be39ff2 SHA-1: dd552a3c0188527e1c563f2b02d650d456596cf7 SHA-256: 32a0ced0318faf3a1e9dd15c34d060315e0d73c153d792ea72fe13e22f0a2e8e
128 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, with a critical heuristic identifying a malicious redirector link. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains text related to 'answering service software' and the malicious URL, suggesting a lure. The primary malicious URL, https://ttraff.com/pify?keyword=answering+service+software+cloud+based, is designed to redirect users to further malicious content. The presence of numerous external links, including one pointing to a Shopify domain, indicates a link farm or redirection strategy.

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable URI to redirector infrastructure used by a known malicious PDF SEO/adware delivery campaign. These documents typically rely on user interaction and redirect chains rather than a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://ttraff.com/pify?keyword=answering+service+software+cloud+based
    • http://files.guidetoamericasparks.com/uploads/1/3/0/8/130813692/3089043.pdf
    • http://tebof.puttingforparkinsons.com/uploads/1/3/2/8/132814940/7399329.pdf
    • http://menosej.dhsupwardbound.com/uploads/1/3/1/4/131437436/95a36023ed5284.pdf
    • http://files.mrrclassroom.com/uploads/1/3/0/8/130873995/zifupekeluxut_lijavopupuwima.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/3305/8715/files/lapipobopenazagididaja.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0431/2439/2087/files/62320895285.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0439/5152/1947/files/narezanuresaxuxi.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0428/9092/0099/files/borigonirofumupavupamokag.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/1456/9640/files/midanegodane.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0427/9726/9159/files/spatial_analysis_architecture.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0429/7791/9129/files/46860026440.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0454/2916/2152/files/masomaz.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/6513/0658/files/jupasiligo.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0428/9835/8432/files/nisexabidubukov.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/4669/0203/files/51754463676.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00006565.bin
fdde62f32edb28a262dca98245a18f0c846c30622ea38f85a6b8e9d2f4478783
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6565 5468 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00007816.bin
1cdc9072609f9a61ae4319db7fd1c4bcd6be14f31d004a3faae2076daabdee89
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7816 10068 bytes