Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ea6e24e752c3608…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.3 KB Created: 2019-04-30 04:24:11 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 2abbd628fa19af92d7330a4c6d33f253 SHA-1: 6f83ae6e724d6ebbbfe9c538e345faa80d68f063 SHA-256: 4ea6e24e752c360877b29caaca5c18300e035835c2e30e322097acba9dfdd737
90 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains a large number of embedded URLs, identified as a link farm. The primary heuristic indicates a mass of external PDF links, suggesting a tactic to manipulate search engine results or redirect users to potentially malicious content. While the specific URLs extracted were classified as benign, the sheer volume and the heuristic firing strongly suggest a malicious intent behind the document's creation. No scripts were extracted from this sample.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9891

Heuristics 2

  • 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.
  • 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://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2093099097091095/Shadows-Over-Innocence-The-Emperor-s-Edge-0-5-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4092095096099/Conspiracy-The-Emperor-s-Edge-4-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1090093096091/Forged-in-Blood-I-The-Emperor-s-Edge-6-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1093093091094098/Balanced-on-the-Blade-s-Edge-Dragon-Blood-1-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4091099093095098/Liberty-Flash-Gold-5-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2093099097099091/The-Goblin-Brothers-Adventures-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/8097095097/Eye-of-Truth-Agents-of-the-Crown-1-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2099095094093093/Unraveled-Heritage-of-Power-4-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4093093097091090/Starseers-Fallen-Empire-3-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/7091093099/Revelations-Heritage-of-Power-2-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4093093097090097/Star-Nomad-Fallen-Empire-1-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2093099098098095/Peacemaker-The-Flash-Gold-Chronicles-3-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4093093097090096/Arkadian-Skies-Fallen-Empire-6-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2091098096092090/Snake-Heart-Chains-of-Honor-2-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3092098092091092/The-Rogue-Prince-Sky-Full-of-Stars-1-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/9097099096/Star-Nomad-Fallen-Empire-1-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2099095094090099/The-Dragon-Blood-Collection-Books-1-3-by-Lindsay-Buroker.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1092092095090099/The-Edge-of-Innocence-The-Trial-of-Casper-Bennett-by-David-P-Miraldi.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2093091099094097/Shadows-Edge-by-Simon-Strantzas.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4095096095099095/Innocence-s-Series-Bundle-Innocence-1-3-by-Alexa-Riley.pdf