Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a16f411d090dec03…

MALICIOUS

PDF

24.6 KB Created: 2019-05-02 22:48:20 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 5a332923ff1fe42e5bf8d2cf0bed7596 SHA-1: d0a5ef5018b0fe72d5cc0739a271352002a8189d SHA-256: a16f411d090dec03b2bd63989ca0bc53b53a881cedbb876748d1971ddc37dcbc
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains a large number of embedded links to external PDF documents, masquerading as writing guides. This technique is often used to drive traffic to malicious sites or to distribute further malware. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a mass external link farm, suggesting a deceptive content strategy. No scripts were extracted from this sample.

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/5096098090096090/Blueprint-for-Writing-A-Writer-s-Guide-To-Creativity-Craft-amp-Career-by-Rachel-Ballon.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/7099092090099095/Become-a-Richer-Writer-Shift-Your-Writing-Career-Into-High-Gear-by-Gene-Perret.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3090095092092094/One-Year-to-a-Writing-Life-Twelve-Lessons-to-Deepen-Every-Writer-s-Art-and-Craft-by-Susan-M-Tiberghien.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/8090095095094/Writing-Deep-Point-Of-View-Professional-Techniques-for-Fiction-Authors-Writer-s-Craft-Book-13-by-Rayne-Hall.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2097094096096097/Writing-Fiction-A-Guide-to-Narrative-Craft-by-Janet-Burroway.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2097095092098092/Writing-Subtext-How-to-craft-subtext-that-develops-characters-boosts-suspense-and-reinforces-theme-Elizabeth-Lyon-on-writing-craft-Book-1-by-Elizabeth-Lyon.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3093090094099097/Career-Book-The-9-Foundations-of-a-Successful-Career-A-Guide-Book-for-Reaching-Success-at-Any-Stage-of-Your-Career-Best-Business-Books-8-by-Can-Akdeniz.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/7099095098093091/Writing-Mastery-How-to-Master-the-Art-of-Writing-amp-Write-3-000-Words-Per-Day---Overcoming-Writer-s-Block-Make-Money-Online-Copywriting-Erotica-Writing-Writing-Mastery-How-to-Write-a-Book-by-Lance-Devoir.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/6092094092091099/Writing-in-a-Nutshell-Writing-Workshops-to-Improve-Your-Craft-Writing-in-a-Nutshell-4-by-Jessica-Bell.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2097095095091092/Living-Revision-A-Writer-s-Craft-as-Spiritual-Practice-by-Elizabeth-Jarrett-Andrew.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2097096090091094/Breathing-Life-Into-Your-Characters-How-to-Give-Your-Characters-Emotional-amp-Psychological-Depth-by-Rachel-Ballon.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2091097093098098/On-Writing-A-Memoir-of-the-Craft-by-Stephen-King.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2096098096092098/Living-Words-Journal-Writing-For-Self-Discovery-Insight-amp-Creativity-by-Stephanie-Dowrick.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/9099094091090091/Courage-and-Craft-Writing-Your-Life-into-Story-by-Barbara-Abercrombie.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/7098098093093099/Secret-Windows-Essays-amp-Fiction-on-the-Craft-of-Writing-by-Stephen-King.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2096091093097094/Love-Writing-A-Guide-to-Writing-and-Getting-Your-Romance-Novel-Published-by-Virna-DePaul.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3099099097094/Writing-Down-the-Bones-Freeing-the-Writer-Within-by-Natalie-Goldberg.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2097095099095094/Writing-Down-The-Bones-Freeing-The-Writer-Within-by-Natalie-Goldberg.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3099092099091091/Writing-as-a-Sacred-Path-A-Practical-Guide-to-Writing-with-Passion-and-Purpose-by-Jill-Jepson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/7096092098091098/Writer-s-Handbook-Explorations-in-Writing-and-Publishing-by-James-A-Michener.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2097095092098092/Writing-Subtext-How-to-craft-subtext-that-develops-characters-boosts-suspense-and-reinforces-theme-Elizabeth-Lyon-on-writing-craft-Boo