Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 580d84ae155192cb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

49.3 KB Created: 2020-07-29 09:35:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: e91cbd1a3a59e6b9e979faa1e4e82076 SHA-1: 57e142f3c0775960d20831c95fdf144be9aacfa2 SHA-256: 580d84ae155192cbd282cd39ea8ef89524d6ac5c27915754dc8f692ba46e1215
130 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains multiple embedded links, with one identified as a malicious redirector. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, suggests a lure related to a 'leave of absence form' and includes a visual call-to-action button. The primary malicious link directs to 'ttraff.com', which is flagged as a malicious redirector. The presence of numerous links, including a large number hosted on 'cdn.shopify.com', indicates a link farm designed to obscure the final destination.

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.
  • 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 https://ttraff.com/pify?keyword=sample+format+of+leave+of+absence+form
    • http://files.crossroadsbarnwell.org/uploads/1/3/1/4/131409200/xobolipasixalipatiba.pdf
    • http://files.fallrivercanaldays.ca/uploads/1/3/0/8/130874369/7688821.pdf
    • http://files.wanderwellfitness.com/uploads/1/3/1/4/131482931/lonizegapitevetas.pdf
    • http://files.madigailfarm.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130740158/maxudakokiped_guxurepe_novavu_tivutase.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/7713/9613/files/72876252314.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0428/4032/6300/files/74332325555.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0430/3791/7333/files/85985889735.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/4170/9462/files/64476164254.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/0791/7729/files/lupubejafewuzokafeboxog.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/2794/6904/files/49228536564.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0430/8716/7645/files/98960821723.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0430/8962/5250/files/77784768222.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0429/1067/9206/files/godazilurizapepowadodonoz.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/8031/0174/files/lapirobidafa.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0430/8631/5684/files/wotakupijajogo.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0437/3577/7445/files/suvutiwupesosejivez.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0431/7937/6798/files/nubojenapibogitawovexel.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/5824/9384/files/66503336983.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0428/6365/7119/files/72294369987.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/
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/0791/7

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00008413.bin
4a3595a04fe1325e670d0bc5cfa9423c2f18a489f8e60a8e992dc7713b5e820c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8413 5204 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000095a7.bin
92a9b08a7f14469d7be794b1d22550530d5f299d49f59e89c38372099e1292ca
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x95A7 9880 bytes