Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 936ead9aeb2dc8d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.3 KB Created: 2018-06-11 09:08:09 -04:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.4 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2020-09-24
MD5: b7a0f580cd375814122da6c4ad57ebd5 SHA-1: 372f52154a386f75a48d186b3a7e4347b68231a5 SHA-256: 936ead9aeb2dc8d686f435d434d1aa6f8470810f6ea60e277fb0b36bb829cd12
130 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file was flagged by an ML classifier with high confidence as malicious. It contains embedded URLs pointing to suspicious domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The document body, though partially garbled, includes phrases and URLs related to downloading a veterinary anatomy textbook, which is likely a lure. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the attack pattern of tricking users into downloading malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9395

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=textbook-of-veterinary-anatomy.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/download4.php?q=textbook-of-veterinary-anatomy.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.indiavisacompany.com/textbook/textbook-of-veterinary-anatomy-4e.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetbooks.ir/dellmanns-textbook-of-veterinary-histology-6th-edition-with-cd/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ivis.org/In PDF document text
    • http://www.veterinary-ebooks.com/In PDF document text
    • https://lafeber.com/vet/In PDF document text
    • http://www.avdc.org/Nomenclature/Nomen-Jaws+TMJ.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://vetbooks.ir/veterinary-nursing-care-plans-theory-and-practice/In PDF document text
    • http://www.osvs.net/about-us/veterinary-specialists.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/human-anatomy-medical-terminology/In PDF document text
    • http://www.martindalecenter.com/Vet_7A_Animal.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/spaying-cats.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dacvb.org/about/member-directory/In PDF document text
    • http://openoregon.org/resources/In PDF document text
    • http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/dog-spaying.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shopanatomical.com/Skeleton_Models_Anatomical_Model_Anatomy_Model_s/31.htmIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/sr20de-engine-sale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/software-user-documentation.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/staar-right-writing-answer-key.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/yamaha-89-40-hp-outboard-repair-manual.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/waec2014-2015-physics-objective-and-theory-answers.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/synthetic-messenger-rna-and-cell-metabolism-modulation.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/universal-ignition-switch-wiring-diagram.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/surviving-chemistry-workbook-answers.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/seven-pillars-of-wisdom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/untitled-the-dark-duet-spinoff-cj-roberts.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeterinaryIn PDF document text
    • https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/illustrated-textbook-of-paediatrics-9780723438717.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/medicine/pediatrics-1In PDF document text
    • http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnatomyIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journalsIn PDF document text
    • https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Veterinary-Terms-Deciphered-Non-veterinarian/dp/1577790901In PDF document text
    • https://www.amazon.com/Home-Garden-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=48In PDF document text
    • https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Care-Pets-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=5043In PDF document text
    • https://study.com/academy/lesson/pharynx-anatomy-definition-quiz.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/positive-contrast-cystography-dog-with-hard-detect-bladder-ruptureIn PDF document text
    • https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/In 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_off00004ad3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4AD3 10412 bytes
SHA-256: 86aa2ad3d19541c50be558a2b31e06175e28f93f9e6313b2ce739a39180379a1
font_01_sfnt_off00006be8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6BE8 6764 bytes
SHA-256: fd0f77a29683388bd0f1cdb64bd78acbb54b1ff82ea33114bba9a9831e3bd340