Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ee27285f2732487d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.5 KB Created: 2018-06-11 10:02:09 -04:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.4 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2020-09-15
MD5: 277b39708e18fc83c9fa81fc1b97befa SHA-1: 428f017431c6c27af472a0a9666227dc46ede748 SHA-256: ee27285f2732487d691f01ef92adf489ba05d6e36f2377ccda363d33ce83ecd9
130 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains multiple references to downloading a Toyota 3L manual, with suspicious URLs embedded within the document body and flagged by heuristics. The ML classifier strongly indicates malicious intent. The primary attack vector appears to be a social engineering lure to trick users into downloading a potentially malicious file disguised as a manual.

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=toyota-3l-manual.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/download4.php?q=toyota-3l-manual.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.brisbanemotorimports.com.au/engines/reco-diesel-engines/toyota-hilux-3l-full-reco-engineIn PDF document text
    • http://www.drivetrain.com/parts_catalog/manual_transmission_overhaul_kits/toyota_car_manual_transmission.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://www.toyota-indus.com/corolla-gli-14/In PDF document text
    • http://www.motore.com.au/toyota-corolla-workshop-service-and-maintenance-manual/index.phpIn PDF document text
    • http://performancedrive.com.au/2017-toyota-c-hr-review-manual-video-2722/In PDF document text
    • http://www.jdmparts.ca/In PDF document text
    • http://daemon4x4.org/portal/downloads.php?dcid=17In PDF document text
    • http://www.repairmanual.net.au/download-hilux-pdf/In PDF document text
    • http://www.repairmanual.net.au/prado/In PDF document text
    • http://ballinacampers.com.au/campervans/toyota-hiace/In PDF document text
    • http://www.motore.com.au/download-toyota-engine-workshop-repair-manuals/In PDF document text
    • http://www.drivetrain.com/parts_catalog/manual_transmission_overhaul_kits/mazda_car_manual_transmission.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://chatswoodtoyota.com.au/inventory/pre-ownedIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/solidworks-drawing-exercises-beginners.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/sudoku-200-challenging-puzzles.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/waec-2018-biology-essay-and-objective-answer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/venom-comic-book-list.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/uninstall-autodesk-backburner-on-computer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/social-studies-articles.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/service-manual-audi-torrent-tt.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverside-resort.net/1/verizon-palm-centro-user-guide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/self-deliverance-prayer-manual.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/skoda-octavia-ii-radio-wiring-diagram.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/1205582/Toyota-Passo.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.manualslib.com/brand/toyota/In PDF document text
    • https://www.manualslib.com/brand/toyota/automobile.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://www.manualslib.com/products/Toyota-Passo-5897357.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_HiluxIn PDF document text
    • https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-ford-mustang-23l-ecoboost-manual-test-reviewIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toyota.ca/toyota/en/my-toyota/owners-manualsIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toyota.com.au/main/hilux/rangeIn PDF document text
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_E_engineIn PDF document text
    • https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2018-ford-mustang-23l-ecoboost-manual-test-reviewIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toyota.ca/toyota/en/vehicles/prius-primeIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toyota.com.au/main/yaris/pricesIn 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_off000048aa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x48AA 10124 bytes
SHA-256: 7621f60d5c1d512728b9bf8c60cd4ccb4ad9bd30f3a66db873944bb51ab2f758
font_01_sfnt_off000068fd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x68FD 6792 bytes
SHA-256: 286dc3b6fb94c18580861915804b28e0e60faa9a7b6ea8b6f7e1baf7ee72ad69