Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a95671a17f58fd8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

18.7 KB Created: 2020-03-15 22:50:08 +00:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 56514bc578feeb8abafd7b7cbdccff17 SHA-1: 296c16609fec0c14fab1d706c3bdc32882575a8c SHA-256: 8a95671a17f58fd841d28d473c90c1bf48ee0905df6faa30977bdb18dced42fd
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a large number of embedded URLs, identified by the PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM heuristic. The document body also contains these URLs, suggesting the primary purpose is to direct users to external content. No scripts were extracted from this sample. The extensive link farm indicates a likely attempt at SEO manipulation or distribution of further malicious content.

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://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/881648162816381698169/UNLEASHING-THE-BESTIAL-POWERS-OF-HORSERADISH-Discover-Exactly-How-To-Releash-The-Extraordinary-Powers-Of-This-Remarkable-Root-The-Kitchen-Cupboard-Series-by-Isabelle-Wilcox.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/381668166816281688168/Engaging-the-Powers-Discernment-and-Resistance-in-a-World-of-Domination-Powers-3-by-Walter-Wink.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/38165816081678167/Darkest-Powers-Trilogy-Darkest-Powers-1-3-by-Kelley-Armstrong.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/481638166816881688166/The-Psychic-World-Of-Derek-Acorah-Discover-How-To-Develop-Your-Hidden-Powers-by-Derek-Acorah.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/581648168816681688167/You-Are-a-Miserable-Excuse-for-a-Hero-Book-One-in-the-Just-Make-a-Choice-Series-by-Bob-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/281668165816481648169/Hetalia-Axis-Powers-Vol-2-Hetalia-Axis-Powers-2-by-Hidekaz-Himaruya.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/481658165816281648160/The-Mystery-of-the-Cupboard-The-Indian-in-the-Cupboard-4-by-Lynne-Reid-Banks.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/28166816281648169/Where-They-are-Hid-by-Tim-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/1816081628162816781648169/As-the-Ash-Fell-by-A-J-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/181608169816681658161/The-Confessional-by-J-L-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/481678165816481648164/Last-Call-by-Tim-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/281678165816681688160/The-Drawing-of-the-Dark-by-Tim-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/1816081668161816781678164/Tp-Dev-Psychic-Powers-by-Tech-Psy.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/981618163816781688165/Fortuna-Berlin-by-M-P-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/28166816681698163/Hide-Me-Among-the-Graves-by-Tim-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/181608163816381648160/Gain-by-Richard-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/281648161816181668160/DMZ-Vol-7-War-Powers-by-Brian-Wood.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/381688165816681668162/The-Anubis-Gates-by-Tim-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/28166816381638163/The-Stress-of-Her-Regard-by-Tim-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/7816781688161/The-Overstory-by-Richard-Powers.pdf
    • http://owlaokopdf.myhome.cx/581648168816681688167/You-Are-a-Miserable-Excuse-for-a-Hero-Boo

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_000_off000001c6.bin
5308c09b38b0433df7043bbb40d9695389e98b89ac69e99ae0fd99ba8ed48046
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1C6 9206 bytes
stream_001_off00000c2d.bin
4d65076cf2efc23328cec6963fbf8c14605ef4319adbdb8548a89d4b4b6b8c20
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xC2D 2593 bytes