Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3b0fb946d982a6ee…

MALICIOUS

PDF

37.2 KB Authoring application: Scribus
MD5: 00ce8db4416199c4fed19b01f7638936 SHA-1: 9536d8cbeca33c7209f447b96cc8e2242c5ac815 SHA-256: 3b0fb946d982a6eedeafd0484fd34dfac929a2bdf7bafd073fab8c7bf5a8132b
128 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains a large number of external links to other PDF files, a technique often used for SEO poisoning or to redirect users to malicious content. ClamAV detected this file as 'Pdf.Phishing.TtraffRobotInstall-7605656-0', indicating a phishing or traffic redirection purpose. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains references to 'Adobe reader for android' and lists multiple URLs, suggesting a lure to download a fake application or document. The embedded URLs are likely part of this redirection chain.

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.TtraffRobotInstall-7605656-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.TtraffRobotInstall-7605656-0
  • 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://mrdombaza.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130550818/merovatoxopot.pdf
    • http://disruptionpartners.com/uploads/1/3/0/4/130483710/kiremaxev.pdf
    • http://metlifeunpaidpensions.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130604945/wudatepekebulivam.pdf
    • http://ncballcounseling.com/uploads/1/3/0/3/130379251/7689412.pdf
    • http://smoothjazzisrael.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130543369/zexesimo.pdf
    • http://shineforfiveboutique.net/uploads/1/3/0/2/130288986/eb4a83dd8.pdf
    • http://mildlymannered.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130605190/8462476.pdf
    • http://bellespetservices.com/uploads/1/3/0/2/130289272/xotarosujom.pdf
    • http://djsacademy.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130539427/130539427.html#adobe+reader+for+android+4.+2.+2

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000011d7.bin
a59660a5ffb6d23585f56480d06777addcbacee9967a06f775a07135819f992f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D7 8624 bytes