Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d5382f3f5fb31a3f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

39.0 KB Created: 2020-07-21 02:57:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: fab8e47bce3bd899017f418924626c7b SHA-1: e3ca8311c65c5bc6e9424b07d9abf60e6051dc0a SHA-256: d5382f3f5fb31a3f20323ecf61f7483639d12b00743227ba7c4c98fbb8cde773
128 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains a malicious redirector link pointing to 'ttraff.ru', which is designed to lead users to a farm of SEO-optimized PDF files hosted on Shopify. The presence of a visual download button further supports the lure. The document body itself is heavily obfuscated and appears to be mostly binary data, making it difficult to extract meaningful content beyond the embedded links and metadata.

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.ru/wb?keyword=pretest%20emergency%20medicine%20pdf%20free%20download
    • http://files.5lanterns.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/132681690/vuzoribadika.pdf
    • http://files.rachelmambach.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130775220/togurufasaziren.pdf
    • http://files.kevinanthonyhull.com/uploads/1/3/0/8/130874266/9024802.pdf
    • http://files.activeambassadors.org/uploads/1/3/1/1/131163841/14168.pdf
    • http://files.drjessica.ca/uploads/1/3/2/7/132740234/9228330.pdf
    • http://files.kevinanthonyhull.com/uploads/1/3/0/8/1308
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/0687/7080/files/78549170372.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/4923/8184/files/karozixego.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/0091/3310/files/85350582825.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0438/1723/8685/files/vedetavevobavad.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/0477/1999/files/19561047151.pdf
    • https://ripebolidar.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/24696863165.pdf
    • https://migoxuwo.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/gepem.pdf
    • https://waxizonuv.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/65558255291.pdf
    • https://kutunasu.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/tisodetozor.pdf
    • https://zigonasoxovu.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/80981112159.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0430/4538/8442/files/rozubi.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/0659/0106/files/xulazepewixurivovekop.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/8013/8398/files/gavitesim.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0429/8774/9525/files/sidaxumuxajuwax.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/0687/7080/files/mikawewetekiwu.pdf
    • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/0687/7080/files/minirefotapobizezuloxot.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_off00005afb.bin
d7e209ba5b50f4797155b8c6c52888f8f7912b089b9bc88abaf79bdc97c90b2f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5AFB 5460 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00006d81.bin
d1a237b9c83dc96dd7d31a4e355a4d4d2e983a8fdff854327056ecc30c8bb01c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6D81 9608 bytes