Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8f166ec298fa7842…

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.6 KB Created: 2019-04-30 17:35:52 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 591b0b3c74e46900e5f90eebba888a88 SHA-1: 2d680abdfc1671c8005047fbec1426b2b0982d0b SHA-256: 8f166ec298fa78422600672742ce4c8733e56862fd3fe05c28c93e448f044be5
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF document was flagged for containing a large number of external links, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. While the document body is heavily corrupted, the embedded links point to various PDF files, likely intended to drive traffic or distribute further content. No scripts were extracted, and the primary malicious activity appears to be the mass embedding of URLs.

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://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1097094099094094/The-Witch-Who-Cried-Wolf-Cry-Wolf-1-by-Sarah-M-kel-.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1090092094098093/Having-Cried-Wolf-by-Gretchen-Shirm.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1094099091097095/The-Pup-Who-Cried-Wolf-by-Chris-Kurtz.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/9095096095/When-Red-Cried-Wolf-Happily-Ever-Asher-1-by-Nash-Summers.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4092097095096099/New-Scotia-Pack-Box-Set-Shield-Wolf-Wolf-Lover-Fire-Wolf-by-Victoria-Danann.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1093093096098099/The-Witch-the-Wolf-and-the-Vampire-The-Witch-The-Wolf-and-The-Vampire-1-by-A-K-Michaels.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3097096098094093/Witch-Is-Why-The-Wolf-Howled-A-Witch-P-I-Mystery-18-by-Adele-Abbott.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1098091094/Wolf-by-Wolf-Wolf-by-Wolf-1-by-Ryan-Graudin.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/6092096094090096/Wolf-Erlbruchs-Kinderzimmer-Kalender-2015-Geschwister-by-Wolf-Erlbruch.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1092093095097097/My-Wolf-Protector-Wolf-Town-Guardians-2-by-Rose-Wynters.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/5097092090093/My-Wolf-Protector-Wolf-Town-Guardians-2-by-Rose-Wynters.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1094096099092091/My-Wolf-Cowboy-Wolf-Town-Guardians-3-by-Rose-Wynters.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1091093099098090090/Her-Wolf-Her-Protector-Claimed-and-Bred-by-the-Wolf-1-by-Elixa-Everett.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1097097096099099/A-Seal-in-Wolf-s-Clothing-Heart-of-the-Wolf-9-by-Terry-Spear.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1091095092091099/The-Big-Bad-Wolf-Romance-Compilation-The-Big-Bad-Wolf-1-4-by-Heather-Killough-Walden.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/5097096093095096/Big-Wolf-and-Little-Wolf-Such-a-Beautiful-Orange-by-Nadine-Brun-Cosme.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4098091092096096/SEAL-Wolf-In-Too-Deep-Heart-of-the-Wolf-18-by-Terry-Spear.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/5093092091095092/Wolf-Curves-Wolf-Clan-1-by-Christa-Wick.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/7093099097092/Destiny-of-the-Wolf-Heart-of-the-Wolf-2-by-Terry-Spear.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2099092092094092/Seduced-by-the-Wolf-Heart-of-the-Wolf-5-by-Terry-Spear.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/109209309