MALICIOUS
120
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF contains a large number of embedded links, many pointing to Shopify domains, but one critical link directs to a known malicious redirector. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains the URL that triggers the malicious redirector. This suggests a phishing or scam attempt, likely using the academic paper title as a lure to encourage clicks on the malicious link.
Heuristics 3
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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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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.cc/pify?keyword=journal+of+sport+and+social+issues+pdf
- http://files.fsm-solution.com/uploads/1/3/0/9/130969434/84759fde92.pdf
- http://files.elkriverjigs.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130775045/zovofufozalo-zafimujogodo-sedoti-ravofe.pdf
- http://files.sarahelizabethaldrich.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130739528/7521452.pdf
- http://woviw.lhseaglesbooster.com/uploads/1/3/0/9/130969352/ruwatugi_gawotekibabi_gixipifezuvaba_jaxolon.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/6363/1272/files/dosexekikoke.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0432/8154/7417/files/mobefosefebodadadegabax.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0440/3747/2421/files/30380762709.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/6426/1797/files/guvegovukuruna.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0438/8493/7384/files/vokobudolegojedogufuga.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0437/0920/2597/files/80893937579.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0429/3758/1734/files/daxedamevezopufobux.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0430/8962/5241/files/97930370525.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/9623/5415/files/nitumusanonekufik.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0431/2032/8864/files/vuxevapijasolasoduli.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0431/5391/6060/files/luwivajazodutugovasawevij.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0427/7311/9143/files/anthurium_care.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0433/0687/7080/files/rofimoluxita.pdf
- https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/9558/8005/files/85528471673.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_off000050d2.bin877e5e33d03634535491019fb5d4cd5041d7dc81c35e8403507720c2461fc6b4 |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x50D2 | 5140 bytes |
font_01_sfnt_off00006260.binf304a694715120dfcac576118486d3e281134c131d3d1f6b070733c3eb9745ad |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6260 | 9880 bytes |
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