Malware Insights
The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a malicious redirector link, pointing to `https://ttraff.ru/pify?keyword=biology+past+questions+and+answers+pdf`. This URL is presented within the document body, disguised as a link to educational material. The PDF also exhibits characteristics of a link farm, with numerous external links, many hosted on `cdn.shopify.com`. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further suggests a lure-based attack. The primary intent appears to be directing users to malicious infrastructure via a deceptive link.
Heuristics 4
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PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINKPDF 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.
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Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARMSmall 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.
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Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTONDocument contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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/pify?keyword=biology+past+questions+and+answers+pdf
- http://files.genevabeautyusa.com/uploads/1/3/2/6/132695531/4158447.pdf
- http://files.willdeandesigns.com/uploads/1/3/1/4/131437421/6096577.pdf
- http://files.thirdgradewithmrslilleboe.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130776728/kutusenapelulagaxo.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/4210/2679/files/anti_hijacking_law.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0429/7719/8229/files/gapojirakuvovinog.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/5217/0392/files/20748810132.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0429/9508/9571/files/shackleton_endurance.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/2906/1014/files/64083020891.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/0852/3416/files/74866666849.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0438/3942/2624/files/kotujegejususopa.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0430/3529/5905/files/16000_woodworking_plans.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/9171/3443/files/epsxe_best_sound_plugin.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0428/9835/8432/files/tobilefoseparavako.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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
font_00_sfnt_off00005b8b.bin6fe45de2b012523b2fb8f5af80e088e0b3651d183ae64c7592b262ffd6c421bb |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5B8B | 5576 bytes |
font_01_sfnt_off00006eac.bine25acebb9f5c6fa2b92ab276612529fb42e9f86774b92a45728268d18d9c2bb9 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6EAC | 11216 bytes |
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