Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 12d697434e984d64…

MALICIOUS

PDF

17.5 KB Created: 2019-04-30 02:55:57 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 3e277a70cc3baed55a47275c16ab89bd SHA-1: fb0b4b84bb546aa770f66bb8908168b5075c619f SHA-256: 12d697434e984d64e31b5ed0f0658f2360672ac8f7254e5be5561b9a249bc67c
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a large number of embedded URLs, identified as a link farm, which is a common tactic for SEO manipulation or distributing malicious content. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence. While the document body contains what appear to be book titles and URLs, the primary heuristic indicates a malicious link farm, suggesting the intent is to redirect users to potentially harmful sites rather than provide legitimate content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9788

Heuristics 3

  • 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 http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a00a04a00a09a08a07/Die-Ritter-des-Vatikan-Thriller-by-Rick-Jones.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a00a04a01a00a07a08/Das-Geheimnis-des-Kardinals-Ein-Vatikan-Thriller-by-Tony-Leeven.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/9a08a00a01a02/Yucatan-Dead-Kate-Jones-Thriller-6-by-D-V-Berkom.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/3a06a01a08a03a05/Miami-Requiem-Deborah-Jones-Crime-Thriller-1-by-J-B-Turner.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/6a02a06a02a02a09/The-Menagerie-Eden-Saga-2-by-Rick-Jones.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/6a06a06a02a09a05/Pandora-s-Ark-Vatican-Knights-4-by-Rick-Jones.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/6a06a06a02a08a05/The-Iscariot-Agenda-Vatican-Knights-3-by-Rick-Jones.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/3a02a03a03a05a03/At-Bay-Redemption-Thriller-1-Alex-Troutt-Thriller-1-by-John-W-Mefford.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a00a04a01a00a05a01/Der-unbekannte-Vatikan-by-Ulrich-Nersinger.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a00a04a00a09a08a02/Strafsache-Vatikan-Jesus-Klagt-an-by-Ulrich-Weyland.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a00a04a01a00a09a02/Vatikan---Die-H-ter-der-Reliquie-Leseprobe-by-Antonia-G-nder-Freytag.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a00a04a01a00a08a03/Der-K-mpfer-im-Vatikan-Papst-Franziskus-und-sein-mutiger-Weg-by-Andreas-Englisch.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a01a05a02a00a07a07/Thriller-Writing-A-creative-writing-and-self-publishing-guide-for-aspiring-thriller-novelists-by-Ash-Greenslade.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/3a05a07a04a04a01/Rick-Steves-Europe-Through-the-Back-Door-2015-The-Travel-Skills-Handbook-by-Rick-Steves.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a00a01a01a02a04a08/Rick-Steves-Mona-Winks-Self-Guided-Tours-of-Europe-s-Top-Museums-by-Rick-Steves.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a00a08a02a02a02a00/Rick-Steves-Tour-Hofburg-Imperial-Apartments-Vienna-by-Rick-Steves.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/5a05a09a08a03a08/Uncanny-X-Force-by-Rick-Remender-The-Complete-Collection-Volume-1-by-Rick-Remender.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/6a06a06a02a01a05/Vatican-Knights-Vatican-Knights-1-by-Rick-Jones.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/8a08a03a06a02a01/Midnight-Mysteries-by-Ritter-Ames.pdf
    • http://muicuiu.dumb1.com/1a00a00a07a01a06a00/Allein-und-verlassen-by-Hermann-Ritter.pdf