PDF static analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 46cee2f6bd5f02ea…

SUSPICIOUS

PDF

5.5 KB Created: 2015-06-05 22:25:37 Authoring application: HTML2FPDF >> http://html2fpdf.sf.net (via FPDF 1.52) First seen: 2015-07-16
MD5: 09e559d12804745b936c6296922894a5 SHA-1: 7f5b5ed6ffe515c32bb39d5de974064e89a19238 SHA-256: 46cee2f6bd5f02ea0a1c73066d1d61da20eae59e7d1c223862e387a042b9f6be
42 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URLs, many of which are related to pharmaceutical sales, suggesting a phishing or scam attempt. The embedded JavaScript, while not fully detailed, is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions. The URLs point to domains that appear to be compromised or used for distributing malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.0128

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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://www.plushaut.net/fckeditor/editor/js/pdf.php/viagra-penis.pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.lincolnshirecoast.co.uk/js/img/canadian-pharcharmy-online-viagra/In PDF document text
    • http://www.plushaut.net/fckeditor/editor/js/pdf.php/prednisone-side-effects-depression.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.plushaut.net/fckeditor/editor/js/pdf.php/otc-cialis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.plushaut.net/fckeditor/editor/js/pdf.php/price-for-cialis-5-mg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.plushaut.net/fckeditor/editor/js/pdf.php/buy-cialis-online-no-prescription.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.plushaut.net/fckeditor/editor/js/pdf.php/female-taking-viagra.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://html2fpdf.sf.net)/CreationDateIn PDF document text
    • http://html2fpdf.sf.netIn PDF document text
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