Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5c88d6e24f169129…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.9 KB Authoring application: Smallpdf Desktop
MD5: 3e7395ff6b23e5dabd4178a33e9abeaf SHA-1: 2d7800fa49fdc566de1412ab164dff2510a9e84e SHA-256: 5c88d6e24f1691295bd2a3b20a0017fccc365ab8fefd875367918f904410a42d
192 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a large number of external links, many of which point to other PDF files hosted on suspicious domains. The document body, though partially corrupted, suggests a lure related to internship applications, aiming to trick users into clicking these links. The presence of numerous SEO-optimized links and the ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.TtraffRobotInstall' strongly indicate a phishing or malicious content distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

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
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://kozowski4sheriff.com/uploads/1/3/0/2/130288379/5276881.pdf
    • http://luvaw.konstantinostapenko.com/uploads/2020/01/27/3176562.pdf
    • http://bitiwa.focus-travel.ru/uploads/2020/01/28/dutasexuzagawij.pdf
    • http://kalowoweg.heatherandleewedding.com/uploads/2020/01/27/rutadat-fetoxav-wabobamunakutis-sokogiwinisapir.pdf
    • http://norwalkunitedmethodistchurchiowa.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130544390/8916935e4a2034d.pdf
    • http://asimplehouse.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/0/3/130323328/97928ff09034.pdf
    • http://sesifufa.cinemacritico.online/uploads/2020/01/28/fe1cbaa.pdf
    • http://dana.1-gc.biz/uploads/2020/01/27/bukegavesuput.pdf
    • http://atwoodarmory.com/uploads/1/3/0/4/130488500/sosazur_nosapizidop.pdf
    • http://analogi.us/uploads/1/3/0/6/130621385/ropisebaxe-matulefiwixewik-futolijukekun.pdf
    • http://wishesinwinecountry.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130620677/2d4645730736ce.pdf
    • http://moveonidiomes.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130603731/borofenegavabinumaf.pdf
    • https://fegefelulijij.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/0/2/130273582/pozexup-dedojaganajejo.pdf
    • http://3dtourkmv.ru/uploads/2020/01/27/14a348407ea2682.pdf
    • http://dominationworkshops.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130541424/6075172.pdf
    • http://nutritionunique2u.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130550666/wujonademigi-kutefotipope-ligufokenivem-dadegepuzaxel.pdf
    • http://opbaspartans.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130605146/78311af9a9df3.pdf
    • http://vekeb.imperium.bz/uploads/2020/01/28/8ff0311a5ed8.pdf
    • http://benchmarkcoachingapp.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130604764/61d8b.pdf
    • https://tasulakizasi.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130590279/gujalelivovafogi.pdf
    • http://petershenkinlaw.com/uploads/1/3/0/2/130272327/xekenijudaf_mitaxin_lavazogi.pdf
    • http://thegentlemancodebrand.com/uploads/1/3/0/3/130313613/4071598.pdf
    • http://anaeugeniophotography.org/uploads/1/3/0/6/130605325/difizanunilid.pdf
    • https://fupofabidup.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130604177/fejosuwutifasetazomu.pdf
    • http://rehphotography.org/uploads/1/3/0/4/130488875/130488875.html#covering+letter+applying+for+internship

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000184a.bin
948dfd9f1a5e9f5f5932fc5ab3bf87c42ea9fc49a59bc91e27d4758b2a576805
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x184A 8580 bytes