Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 78decd8d57188d82…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.5 KB Created: 2019-06-04 13:47:48 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: dda39f92af48d016c626e0880c73832b SHA-1: 3a35d0d81f096762bac9ec03c337e7108fefe865 SHA-256: 78decd8d57188d82f84b2639904303e1eb0adf647cdde2ba4687bcb89936bba2
90 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains a large number of embedded URLs, identified by the PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM heuristic. While the extracted URLs themselves appear benign, the sheer volume and structure suggest a malicious intent, likely for SEO manipulation or to serve as a landing page for further malicious activity. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. No scripts were extracted from this sample.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9670

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/1738733733736738/The-Vegan-Girl-s-Guide-to-Life-Cruelty-Free-Crafts-Recipes-Beauty-Secrets-and-More-by-Melisser-Elliott.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/8736733733730730/Vegan-Vegan-Diet-for-Beginners-25-Amazingly-Delicious-Healthy-Recipes-For-Breakfast-Lunch-And-Dinner-To-Start-Your-Vegan-Lifestyle-Vegan-Vegetarian-cooking-low-fat-high-carb-recipes-Book-1-by-Batya-Anderson.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/9735736730730732/Healthy-Drink-Recipes-All-Natural-Sugar-Free-Gluten-Free-Low-Carb-Paleo-and-Vegan-Drink-Recipes-with-Max-5-Ingredients-by-Elviira-Krebber.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1738733731732734/How-It-All-Vegan-Irresistible-Recipes-for-an-Animal-Free-Diet-by-Tanya-Barnard.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1738733731732731/Vegan-with-a-Vengeance-Over-150-Delicious-Cheap-Animal-Free-Recipes-That-Rock-by-Isa-Chandra-Moskowitz.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1730733730731736735/The-Plant-Based-Idiots-Guide-To-DAIRY-FREE-MILK-ALTERNATIVES-A-guide-to-the-best-dairy-free-vegan-milk-alternatives-sold-in-the-UK-by-Bluma-Hedwig.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1730737731735733737/Allergy-Friendly-Food-for-Families-120-Gluten-Free-Dairy-Free-Nut-Free-Egg-Free-and-Soy-Free-Recipes-Everyone-Will-Enjoy-by-Kiwi-Magazine.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/9735736730730733/Low-Carb-So-Simple---Easy-Everyday-Recipes-with-5-Ingredients-or-Less-Gluten-Free-Sugar-Free-Grain-Free-Sweetener-Free-Wheat-Free-Grain-Free-by-Elviira-Krebber.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1731732731737734733/The-Vegan-Stoner-Cookbook-100-Easy-Vegan-Recipes-to-Munch-by-Sarah-Conrique.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/7735739736734737/The-KetoDiet-Cookbook-150-Grain-Free-Sugar-Free-and-Starch-Free-Recipes-for-Your-Low-Carb-Paleo-or-Ketogenic-Lifestyle-by-Martina-lajerov-.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/7732730730732731/Millet-The-Ultimate-Recipe-Guide---Over-30-Gluten-Free-Recipes-by-Jonathan-Doue.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1734730734737738/The-Consumer-s-Good-Chemical-Guide-A-Jargon-Free-Guide-to-the-Chemicals-of-Everyday-Life-by-John-Emsley.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/5737738739739/24-Cheap-and-Easy-Gluten-Free-Breakfast-Recipes-Cheap-Gluten-Free-Recipes-Book-1-by-Michael-Zhang.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/7735739736735736/The-Grain-Brain-Cookbook-More-Than-150-Life-Changing-Gluten-Free-Recipes-to-Transform-Your-Health-by-David-Perlmutter.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1730733738734735733/The-Grown-Up-Girl-s-Guide-to-Style-A-Maintenance-Bible-for-Fashion-Beauty-and-More-by-Christine-Schwab.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/5731739732737/18-Cheap-Gluten-Free-Dessert-Recipes-Cheap-Gluten-Free-Recipes-Book-2-by-Michael-Zhang.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/6735733738732732/The-Paleo-Dessert-Bible-More-Than-100-Delicious-Recipes-for-Grain-Free-Dairy-Free-Desserts-by-Anna-Conrad.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/8732734739737738/The-Year-of-Cozy-125-Recipes-Crafts-and-Other-Homemade-Adventures-by-Adrianna-Adarme.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1731737733737733734/The-Paleo-Foodie-Cookbook-120-Food-Lover-s-Recipes-for-Healthy-Gluten-Free-Grain-Free-amp-Delicious-Meals-by-Arsy-Vartanian.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/7731736738735735/The-Everything-Family-Christmas-Book-Stories-Songs-Recipes-Crafts-Traditions-and-More-by-Yvonne-Jeffrey.pdf
    • http://cefasfese.4pu.com/1738733731732734/How-It-All-Vegan-Irresistible-Recipes-for-an-Ani

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