Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9a2678766c57d717…

MALICIOUS

PDF

38.9 KB Authoring application: Serif PagePlus
MD5: f4604f618f3ef4e0799c9c01a2b1ecae SHA-1: fb7c86b1ab2594c0efef121f0dab5cdb40c2bedf SHA-256: 9a2678766c57d71756f183b04d4c38db520e661f1f66e664d5367d6f21fb90f6
150 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains a large number of embedded URLs pointing to external PDF documents, a technique often used for SEO manipulation or to distribute further malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent. The heuristic PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM specifically identifies this pattern, with mvcatching.com being the dominant host for these links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 3

  • 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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.TtraffRobotInstall-7605656-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.TtraffRobotInstall-7605656-0
  • 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://mvcatching.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130605190/9643279.pdf
    • http://flowershortfilm.net/uploads/1/3/0/7/130738846/4a7705d1c684d.pdf
    • http://ogangii.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130604114/ed1b47f6.pdf
    • http://balihaidreams.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130738870/3426239.pdf
    • http://nsanzineza.com/uploads/1/3/0/2/130272575/bokox.pdf
    • http://wcd-wbjrziop.mgh-r.ch/uploads/1/3/0/5/130539886/ritedetubanilop.pdf
    • http://webmaster.methodacting.de/uploads/1/3/0/6/130605254/webevaravatetemoso.pdf
    • http://inthesackdelivers.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130551363/2166535.pdf
    • http://mail.websinek.com/uploads/1/3/0/4/130492963/b071e.pdf
    • http://turnbowengineeringlabs.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130774970/606693.pdf
    • http://desatascosmaresme.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130604129/8887455.pdf
    • http://mysmelt.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130640061/jiwap.pdf
    • http://queenalexandra78ave.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130550800/3f60d7c3818d0.pdf
    • http://icomedy.club/uploads/1/3/0/2/130271131/3106591.pdf
    • http://mollylizzio.com/uploads/1/3/0/2/130271152/3e499.pdf
    • http://www.drwagnersouthridgeoptical.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130776082/8176272.pdf
    • http://tvehrendingen.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130738996/tugesovupuvom-xapavirolugoxov-kofevawamusew.pdf
    • http://www.bodybrainsync.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130604768/eaa022.pdf
    • http://cartiercouturee.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130739371/4091233.pdf
    • http://knoxvilleangels.org/uploads/1/3/0/4/130483260/58db20687539.pdf
    • http://webdisk.eliseprimavera.com/uploads/1/3/0/6/130604477/pevefapuxawo-nukida-tifevivati.pdf
    • http://thekookas.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130588806/c28d76171c.pdf
    • http://www.crazyrayztanking.com/uploads/1/3/0/7/130739814/7966627.pdf
    • http://thert66xtracts.com/uploads/1/3/0/5/130551704/130551704.html#kundalini+kriyas+pdf

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000035dc.bin
39a042220e7d044620232a2986052274676eb8f8ba16027723d383a71bcfe54a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x35DC 7916 bytes