Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5dccc8dfaea3d439…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.6 KB Created: 2019-05-03 09:17:44 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 3a9ec8faf494aad681b292d2a0c7260f SHA-1: 13661fb8179358fbe34888f9d55dce4474bea222 SHA-256: 5dccc8dfaea3d439947ac75ad45760df0b092806e9a62066bb0860bc81ea414e
92 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a large number of embedded links, identified by the PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM heuristic. While the document body is heavily corrupted, the presence of numerous external links suggests a malicious intent, possibly for SEO manipulation or to distribute further payloads. No scripts were extracted, but the structure implies an attempt to redirect the user through these links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9798

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://cefasfese.4pu.com/3736734732732733/--by-Miles-Copeland-Jr-.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/9731735731732/Firebird-Ballerina-Misty-Copeland-Shows-a-Young-Girl-How-to-Dance-Like-the-Firebird-by-Misty-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/5733736737738/Adam-Copeland-on-Edge-by-Adam-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1732734737736736/900-Miles-900-Miles-1-by-S-Johnathan-Davis.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/6738730730732731/Into-the-Den-of-Infidels-by-Lynn-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/4733732730730735/Crown-Jewels-by-D-C-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/4739730739735738/The-Healer-s-Touch-by-Lori-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/8733732734730730/The-Peacemaker-Men-of-the-Saddle-1-by-Lori-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/5736730734739733/Prayers-That-Avail-Men-P-E-by-Germaine-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/7736736736737738/Kendall-of-the-Picayune-by-Fayette-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/3737735732737733/Simple-Gifts-by-Lori-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/5736730734733737/Prayers-That-Avail-Much-Vol-1-by-Germaine-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/2731730730733/Hope-Brides-of-the-West-3-by-Lori-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/5736730733738734/Prayers-That-Avail-Much-for-Women-by-Germaine-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/4733738738739738/The-Land-and-People-of-Syria-by-Paul-W-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1732733734730/Ruth-Brides-of-the-West-5-by-Lori-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/5736730733738737/Prayers-That-Avail-Much-Volume-2-by-Germaine-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/8736732737739730/Varied-Kitchens-of-India-PB-by-Copeland-Marks.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/6737737730735/Life-in-Motion-An-Unlikely-Ballerina-by-Misty-Copeland.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/3737733732735734/June-Brides-of-the-West-2-by-Lori-Copeland.pdf