Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 88b7bde0d68337e9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

141.1 KB Created: 2022-06-16 06:58:31 +02:00 Authoring application: keifkear (via PDF Master 1.0.1) First seen: 2026-04-02
MD5: 60526c1159ebc1ca162c4e384c2820cc SHA-1: e7432e48587151546bf02a430cd5d430443345b1 SHA-256: 88b7bde0d68337e98f8c80b8ed788d2a5fb8bd1cb8ff1653cbc292bfaa58aad8
204 Risk Score

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.0008

Heuristics 7

  • Cracked-software lure uses shortlink/download gateway critical PDF_CRACKED_SOFTWARE_SHORTLINK_LURE
    PDF visible text advertises a crack, serial number, archive, or pirated-software download and pairs it with a shortlink or encoded download gateway. This is a high-confidence social-engineering carrier for unwanted software or droppers; the PDF itself is not a parser exploit.
  • Cracked-software lure uses download-gateway redirectors high PDF_CRACKED_SOFTWARE_REDIRECTOR_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple cracked-software/keygen/serial-key lure links together with long encoded download-gateway URLs or known crack-download redirector hosts. This is stronger than generic piracy vocabulary: the document is an SEO lure that funnels users through redirect/download infrastructure commonly used for adware, unwanted software, or droppers.
  • PDF links to a cracked-software download doorway (base64-obfuscated) high PDF_CRACKED_SOFTWARE_DOWNLOAD_DOORWAY
    PDF's embedded link hides a pirated-software title as a base64 blob inside the URL path/query (and/or carries the ``download|`` doorway-template marker), rather than in visible text. This is a TCPDF-generated SEO doorway that ranks for software-piracy searches and funnels users to fake 'crack/keygen' download pages distributing adware, potentially-unwanted programs, or droppers. The base64 encoding is deliberate obfuscation to evade plaintext lure rules; the PDF itself carries no parser exploit — the risk is the linked crack-download destination.
  • PDF link farm advertises cracked/pirated software medium PDF_CRACKED_SOFTWARE_LURE
    PDF contains many clickable links whose targets use cracked-software, keygen, serial-key, or warez vocabulary. These are SEO-spam lure documents that rank for software-piracy searches and route users to fake 'crack' download pages distributing potentially-unwanted programs, adware, or droppers. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • 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://evacdir.com/ZG93bmxvYWR8cEwxTlc1cU4zeDhNVFkxTlRNek9Ua3dOSHg4TWpVNU1IeDhLRTBwSUZkdmNtUndjbVZ6Y3lCYldFMU1VbEJESUZZeUlGQkVSbDA/teepee/cialis.arikok/bmlzaGl0IGsgc2luaGEgbG9naWNhbCByZWFzb25pbmcgcGRmIDk3Mgbml?degeorge PDF link annotation
    • https://lms.kincatonly.com/blog/index.php?entryid=9850In PDF document text
    • https://www.praha-libus.cz/sites/default/files/webform/us-marshalls-1998-br-rip-1080p-movies-torrents.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://capabiliaexpertshub.com/aldep-automated-layout-design-program-epub/In PDF document text
    • https://vedakavi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Insidious_Chapter_3_In_Hindi_Dubbed_Free_Download.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digipal.ps/blog/index.php?entryid=732In PDF document text
    • https://www.janssen-maes.be/nl-be/system/files/webform/visitor-uploads/servbel441.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.aberdeenmd.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif4101/f/uploads/mpia_form_costs_for_website_2020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socialtak.net/upload/files/2022/06/jnsLtf4iFA2MGuaIXJkk_16_25ea0736ae6025be82245390c5a415bc_file.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://my.rv.ua/advert/vivid-workshopdata-ati-12-1-keygen-password-link/In PDF document text
    • http://www.wellbeingactivity.com/?p=21015In PDF document text
    • http://cpstest.xyz/frostpunk-the-fall-of-winterhome-pc-game-multi12-free-download-codex-new/In PDF document text
    • https://travellersden.co.za/advert/acme-cad-converter-2019-8-9-8-1490-crack-exclusive/In PDF document text
    • https://208whoisgreat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/download_pivot_counter_strike_pack.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pensjonatewa.pl/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-language-pack-englishl-upd/In PDF document text
    • https://blacklistedhomeowners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/defzebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nlegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PhotoBuilder_Platinum_V512rar_Serial_Key_Keygen_NEW.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://launchimp.com/nvidiageforcegt320mcuda1gbdriver-best/In PDF document text
    • https://www.vansaet.be/nl-be/system/files/webform/visitor-uploads/talsia425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.myai-world.com/navicat-premium-12-1-24-crack-x86-x64-with-serial-key-download-2019/In PDF document text
    • http://ballyhouracampervanpark.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Romania_Diagnostic_Cables_Provid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evacdir.com/zg93bmxvywr8cewxtlc1cu4zedhnvfkxtlrnek9ua3doshg4twpvnu1iedhlrtbwsuzkdmntundjbvz6y3lcyldfmu1vbejesuzzeulgqkvsbda/teepee/cialis.arikok/bmlzagl0igsgc2luagegbg9nawnhbcbyzwfzb25pbmcgcgrmidk3mgbml?degeorgeIn PDF document text
    • http://cpstest.xyz/frostpunk-the-fall-of-winterhome-pc-game-multi12-free-downloadIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tcpdf.orgIn PDF document text
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/extension/In PDF document text
    • http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/schema#In PDF document text
    • http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/property#In PDF document text
    • http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/In PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_002_off0000157d.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x157D 120140 bytes
SHA-256: a217f12862e0ff75203bdd4136ca0d68471050be46bb09aed5306898926ffdd4
stream_009_off0001b6af.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1B6AF 119072 bytes
SHA-256: df221e87b81d1531cafdadb6c09a602e9f604d1baf0a17bbd350cbb83baa06f7
font_01_sfnt_off0000c360.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC360 76772 bytes
SHA-256: 07ce6fea3c98bf59133021be55ce9147f9c26365efe580a2a4f82130ca697f54