Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8fc7356c10f912ae…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.0 KB Created: 2020-08-24 02:30:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: af0a5238d222b1950451ce110c0f2b60 SHA-1: 433ae9557e951bd92ac4d9ed9ef2b9f12c5ab991 SHA-256: 8fc7356c10f912ae3885a461a1e51647fe2e0aa7086d222ba136ccee8444028e
128 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains a malicious redirector link disguised as an '80th birthday invitation template'. This link, `https://ttraff.com/pify?keyword=80th+birthday+invitation+template`, points to known malicious infrastructure. The document also functions as a link farm, directing users to numerous other PDF files, many hosted on `cdn.shopify.com`, which is a tactic to obscure the ultimate destination and potentially engage in SEO manipulation for malicious purposes. The presence of a visual download button further supports a lure-based attack.

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=80th+birthday+invitation+template
    • http://files.smilecommunicationsgroup.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/132681002/vebevemiru.pdf
    • http://files.sile765.com/uploads/1/3/0/8/130813427/doxazufobotuwe-vejoxisul-jexozalo.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0430/9054/2753/files/rukov.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0441/1867/1512/files/appendectomy_complications.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0431/4251/2802/files/watotiretadib.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/7419/0498/files/63845016604.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/3728/5797/files/32039181614.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0437/2883/0632/files/mushaf_al_quran_indonesia.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0431/1737/9750/files/electromagnetic_spectrum_worksheet_with_answer.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/7078/2614/files/nonusuvidibebekat.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0431/3815/4653/files/95509230481.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0429/2454/0071/files/buvofukosatibikesas.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/9163/9966/files/82847656428.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0431/7036/5589/files/70325220570.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0428/9835/8432/files/wugituvunajobi.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_off00006203.bin
21206bace5d087fe0c8d1033bb77498631f069005a62670ddbf35c80e17e8f63
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6203 5564 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000074bf.bin
85052d33d0c22280fcc19d586cd8b88e6b52587e9835213cc66169868de23600
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x74BF 10024 bytes