Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8f1febcc3a4e7d9c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

28.1 KB Created: 2019-05-01 17:42:23 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 3daacc3e6c39153ba6950cb2e4408a5d SHA-1: c8dac609011ccbc69a9707684456307ef6070aed SHA-256: 8f1febcc3a4e7d9c483da8d68f703aaddcae12dc13bb29038e826d76e97c166d
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains a large number of embedded links, identified by the PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM heuristic. These links are presented as book titles, but their sheer volume and the use of a dynamic DNS hostname suggest a malicious intent, likely for SEO manipulation or to drive traffic to potentially harmful content. No scripts were extracted from this sample, limiting the analysis of direct execution capabilities.

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://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4205200208200208/No-God-but-One-Allah-or-Jesus-A-Former-Muslim-Investigates-the-Evidence-for-Islam-and-Christianity-by-Nabeel-Qureshi.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/7207204202202207/Seeking-Allah-Finding-Jesus-Audio-Lectures-A-Former-Muslim-Shares-the-Evidence-that-Led-Him-from-Islam-to-Christianity-by-Nabeel-Qureshi.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/1200201205205201/Seeking-Allah-Finding-Jesus-A-Devout-Muslim-Encounters-Christianity-by-Nabeel-Qureshi.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/1209200200203205/The-Case-for-Easter-A-Journalist-Investigates-the-Evidence-for-the-Resurrection-by-Lee-Strobel.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209207204202207/The-Jesus-Puzzle-Did-Christianity-Begin-with-a-Mythical-Christ-Challenging-the-Existence-of-an-Historical-Jesus-by-Earl-Doherty.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/8207208207203206/The-Holy-Mushroom-Evidence-of-Mushrooms-in-Judeo-Christianity-A-Critical-Re-Evaluation-of-the-Schism-Between-John-M-Allegro-and-R-Gordon-Wasson-Over-the-Theory-on-the-Entheogenic-Origins-of-Christianity-Presented-in-the-Sacred-Mushroom-and-the-Cross-by-Jan-Irvin.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/9202203205209/The-Case-for-a-Creator-A-Journalist-Investigates-Scientific-Evidence-That-Points-Toward-God-by-Lee-Strobel.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/8206204205208/The-Case-for-Faith-A-Journalist-Investigates-the-Toughest-Objections-to-Christianity-by-Lee-Strobel.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/1201207208209201206/The-Case-For-A-Creator-A-Journalist-Investigates-Scientific-Evidence-That-Points-Toward-God-Hc-2004-by-Lee-Strobel.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/1201203207201209201/A-Muslim-View-Of-Christianity-Essays-on-Dialogue-by-Mahmoud-Ayoub.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/7209207205201209/The-War-for-Muslim-Minds-Islam-and-the-West-by-Gilles-Kepel.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/1206206203209207/Old-Islam-in-Detroit-Rediscovering-the-Muslim-American-Past-by-Sally-Howell.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4208209201207206/Growing-Up-Muslim-Understanding-the-Beliefs-and-Practices-of-Islam-by-Sumbul-Ali-Karamali.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/7202204204201/The-Pillars-of-Islam-amp-Iman---And-What-Every-Muslim-Must-Know-About-His-Religion-by-Muhammad-Bin-Jamil-Zeno.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/2207200208203200/The-Case-for-the-Real-Jesus-A-Journalist-Investigates-Current-Attacks-on-the-Identity-of-Christ-by-Lee-Strobel.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/7205208204206203/The-Many-Faces-of-Political-Islam-Religion-and-Politics-in-the-Muslim-World-by-Mohammed-Ayoob.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/1201203207202200200/The-Crisis-of-Muslim-History-Religion-and-Politics-in-Early-Islam-by-Mahmoud-M-Ayoub.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/6200202201207204/Muslim-Europe-or-Euro-Islam-Politics-Culture-and-Citizenship-in-the-Age-of-Globalization-by-Nezar-Alsayyad.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4202201204200203/Living-Islam-Out-Loud-American-Muslim-Women-Speak-by-Saleemah-Abdul-Ghafur.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/7208204205204207/The-Shade-of-Swords-Jihad-and-the-Conflict-Between-Islam-and-Christianity-by-M-J-Akbar.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209207204202207/The-Jesus-Puzzle-Did-Christianity-Begin-with-a-Mythical-Christ-Challenging-the-Existence-of-an

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