Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9231517dee1acaf9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.5 KB Created: 2018-06-11 09:05:06 -04:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.4 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2020-09-24
MD5: 189d6792919f3d1defb3a0767eeaa11e SHA-1: b8dbd31a9151ef726cf58188023f7d3d0685b2fe SHA-256: 9231517dee1acaf9c0ee67a7eddcd4405053da1a4155442c42e495e36a7db320
130 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded URLs and document body text that mimic a download link for a GPS tracker manual. The ML classifier flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence. The primary malicious URLs identified are associated with a domain that appears to be hosting the lure content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9466

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=tk103-gps-manual.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/download4.php?q=tk103-gps-manual.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gmshopping.it/manuali/ManualeIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gmshopping.it/immagini/GPS103In PDF document text
    • http://www.rastreosatelitalenqueretaro.com/instructivos/In PDF document text
    • http://www.securamente.com/como-instalar-y-configurar-un-localizador-de-gps-introduccion/In PDF document text
    • http://www.securamente.com/como-instalar-y-configurar-un-localizador-de-gps-uso-de-cuenta-gratuita-en-gps-trace/In PDF document text
    • http://www.securame.com/gps-tracker-localizador-portatil-con-soporte-gsm-gprs-modelo-xexun-xt107-p-902.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.electronline.cl/gps-tracker-tk103-b-seguimiento-y-control-de-flotas-original-y-calidadIn PDF document text
    • http://www.geotelematics.com/FAQ.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.allianceelectronics.co.uk/20/32/what-we-doIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/sound-c-stephen-murray-answers.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-theatre-makers-how-seven-great-artists-shaped-the-modern-theatre.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/trifles-for-the-christmas-holidays-the-original-classic-edition.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-limits-of-privacy.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/thui-9700-manual.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/stiletto-mascara-coupon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/solution-for-advanced-engineering-mathematics-9th-edition.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-reign-of-henry-viii-personalities-and-politics-a-juliet-gardiner-book.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-complete-collected-short-stories-volume-two-1954-1988-roald-dahl.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-storm-pk00p1.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1301175/Xexun-Tk103.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.manualslib.com/brand/In PDF document text
    • https://www.manualslib.com/brand/xexun/In PDF document text
    • https://www.manualslib.com/brand/xexun/gps.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.manualslib.com/products/Xexun-Tk-103-3985204.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/GPS-Vehicle-Tracker/910608_211535388.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/Vehicle-GPS-Tracker/530436_509616662.html#In PDF document text
    • https://lcbmotorcycle.aliexpress.com/store/210622In PDF document text
    • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=617350In 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_off000041a0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x41A0 10700 bytes
SHA-256: c7b21dc66e9ac3e9396aecd0c2e93fafe4e053e5f9f2a20f3b7e281fe6fc8cc4
font_01_sfnt_off00006389.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6389 7636 bytes
SHA-256: 55784862604d722762b8a799080708a75120babdbd7184d999ffb0d02c621577