Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 542c8110caf1a4e5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.4 KB Created: 2018-06-11 08:56:38 -04:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.4 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2020-09-04
MD5: 70213c62d61593a2a73a664ddbf0d7f1 SHA-1: f2321c9650f6c173e520a34f43e1fde61986b053 SHA-256: 542c8110caf1a4e5c45f94de4cb902706f5ed5d7f2b04f3bceb55f7652e556b1
130 Risk Score

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9340

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=utility-worker-exam-sample.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/download4.php?q=utility-worker-exam-sample.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fullexams.com/exam/wastewater-collection-testIn PDF document text
    • http://pittsburghstandard.com/APRIL2005/HRMExamSampleQIIAnswerKey.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jobtestprep.com/civil-service-examIn PDF document text
    • http://lunavelvet.com/practice-test.php?pdf=A2010-539In PDF document text
    • https://www.techtonext.com/vtsp-nv-network-virtualization-2017-sample-question-and-answer/In PDF document text
    • http://www.besttrainingschool.com/home.phpIn PDF document text
    • http://www.finalhomework.com/tag/mid-term-exam/In PDF document text
    • http://www.sscbankgk.in/2015/08/hpsc-naib-tehsildar-syllabus-2015-exam.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sscbankgk.in/2016/04/allahabad-university-syllabus-2016.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://dotphysicaldoctor.com/faq/fmcsa-regulations/In PDF document text
    • http://www.calculatoredge.com/index.htmIn PDF document text
    • http://haitiwatchdog.org/?p=268In PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/verizon-lg-cosmos-user-manual.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/the-hellenistic-far-east-archaeology-language-and-identity-in-greek-central-asia.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/yamaha-cdi-unit-problems.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/within-a-spiritual-awakening-to-love-weight-loss.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/terrorizing-women-feminicide-in-the-americas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/zimsec-history-exam-papers.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/square-one-theatre-stratford-ct.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/study-questions-things-fall-apart.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/shadowmania-answers.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/urban-transportation-planning-solutions-manual-meyer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tulane.edu/~msyun/eco354/354-sampleexam.htmIn PDF document text
    • https://quizlet.com/33164607/eppp-exam-questions-2-flash-cards/In PDF document text
    • https://www.bls.gov/cpi/questions-and-answers.htmIn PDF document text
    • http://nzaher710.free.fr/pdf/CFA_In PDF document text
    • https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=http%3A%2F%2Fnzaher710.free.fr%2Fpdf%2FCFA_%2520LEVEL1_700_Pages_2002.docIn PDF document text
    • https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-1012.00In PDF document text
    • https://jobs.sacbee.com/In PDF document text
    • https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/why-wait-the-science-behind-procrastinationIn PDF document text
    • https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/become-candidate/eligibility/find-national-occupation-code.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traitsIn 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_off000047cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x47CC 9992 bytes
SHA-256: 197611eb060effc5395e9d19de19020d10b0b1f18c192d1f55c37d54c563e98d
font_01_sfnt_off000067a9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x67A9 7056 bytes
SHA-256: c416c3e1292e40c2c54e5fc65adfab92186aa9518d8fe8786d271a5535053a68