Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Heuristics 4

• Fake 'free download' SEO-poisoning PDF critical PDF_SEO_FAKE_DOWNLOAD
  The ML classifier flagged this PDF AND it carries a visual download/call-to-action lure AND an off-domain server-side download-gateway link whose query string names a document payload. This three-signal conjunction is the fake-document / 'free PDF download' SEO-poisoning delivery pattern: the page is padded with benign decoy links to dilute classifier scores while funnelling the victim through the gateway to malware/scareware. Acting only on the conjunction keeps benign download-bearing PDFs from being misflagged.
• 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.
• 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://uncpbisdegree.com/download3.php?q=smart-speaking-60-second-strategies-for-more-than-100-speaking-problems-and-fears.pdf In PDF document text

  • http://uncpbisdegree.com/download4.php?q=smart-speaking-60-second-strategies-for-more-than-100-speaking-problems-and-fears.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://emfsafetynetwork.org/smart-meters/smart-meter-health-complaints/In PDF document text
  • http://howtoloseweightfastq.com/how.to.detox.pain.medicine/detox-smart-cleanse-dietary-supplement=sr4326/In PDF document text
  • http://www.texarkanagazette.com/In PDF document text
  • http://www.bilderberg.org/masons.htmIn PDF document text
  • http://www.bibme.org/In PDF document text
  • http://howtoloseweightfastq.com/burn-more-fat-workout-dont-eat/best.fat.burner.for.men.over.60=hf8506/In PDF document text
  • https://www.businessballs.com/glossaries-and-terminology/acronyms-finder-199/In PDF document text
  • https://www.businessballs.com/course/In PDF document text
  • https://www.businessballs.com/glossaries-and-terminology/In PDF document text
  • https://www.eventmanagerblog.com/event-technologyIn PDF document text
  • http://bemycareercoach.com/soft-skills/list-soft-skills.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.overpopulation.org/India.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/service-manual-for-maytag-washer.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/ultimate-1001-songs-everybody-loves-to-sing.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-amazon-fire-phone-user-guide-beginner-to-expert-in-1-hour.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-bachman-books.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/too-many-bosses-too-few-leaders-the-art-of-being-a-true-leader.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/solutions-of-iit-jee-2012-by-fiitjee.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-nuclear-revolution-international-politics-before-and-after-hiroshima.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-world-after-9-11.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/study-guide-for-gravetter-wallnau-am.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-sacred-circle-tarot-deck-a-celtic-pagan-journey.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
  • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.msn.com/en-us/moneyIn PDF document text
  • https://www.informationweek.com/default.aspIn PDF document text
  • https://www.newscientist.com/lastword/In PDF document text
  • https://www.washingtontimes.com/communities/In PDF document text
  • https://abcnews.go.com/healthIn PDF document text
  • https://www.cnbc.com/wires/?redirect=1In PDF document text
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_StatesIn PDF document text
  • http://slatestarcodex.com/2018/01/15/maybe-the-real-superintelligent-ai-is-extremely-smart-computers/In PDF document text
  • https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tagged/health/In PDF document text
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BPIn PDF document text
  • https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article-expired/In PDF document text
  • http://www.philly.com/philly/archives/In PDF document text
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/searchIn PDF document text
  • https://www.autoblog.com/In PDF document text
  • https://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.myway.com/In PDF document text
  • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839&CLCID=0409In PDF document text
  • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338&CLCID=0409In PDF document text
  • https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=868922In PDF document text
  • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=286759&CLCID=409In PDF document text
  • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=617297In PDF document text
  • https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/LiberationFontLicenseIn PDF document text

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