Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Heuristics 4

• Fake 'free download' SEO-poisoning PDF critical PDF_SEO_FAKE_DOWNLOAD
  The ML classifier flagged this PDF AND it carries a visual download/call-to-action lure AND an off-domain server-side download-gateway link whose query string names a document payload. This three-signal conjunction is the fake-document / 'free PDF download' SEO-poisoning delivery pattern: the page is padded with benign decoy links to dilute classifier scores while funnelling the victim through the gateway to malware/scareware. Acting only on the conjunction keeps benign download-bearing PDFs from being misflagged.
• PDF carries a PHP-gateway SEO-spam PDF link farm medium PDF_SEO_PHP_GATEWAY_LINK_FARM
  PDF contains four or more clickable links whose target is a `.php` gateway with a multi-word search-PHRASE document slug embedded after it (e.g. 'index.php?.../binary+options+trading+nz.pdf' or 'pdf.php/cialis-dosage-side-effects.pdf'). Legitimate PHP-served documents use a filename or numeric id, not a search-query phrase, so this is the generated SEO link-farm shape — pharma / binary-options / 'free download' spam that ranks for queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
• Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
  Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
• 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://uncpbisdegree.com/download3.php?q=tower-guy-wire-tension-guide.pdf In PDF document text

  • http://uncpbisdegree.com/download4.php?q=tower-guy-wire-tension-guide.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://www.gorum.ca/rohntens.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Rigging-Supplies-Hardware/Guy-WireIn PDF document text
  • http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Rigging-Supplies-HardwareIn PDF document text
  • http://www.hs0zee.com/Amateur/RadioIn PDF document text
  • http://wirelessestimator.com/content/fatalitiesIn PDF document text
  • http://www.hydrogenappliances.com/Hornetassembr.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://urgentcomm.com/networks-amp-systems-mag/good-investmentIn PDF document text
  • http://safetylms.com/on-location-training/In PDF document text
  • http://www.cable-car-guy.com/html/ccuk.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.hdgasa.org.za/visual-evaluation-guide/In PDF document text
  • https://birminghamwire.co.uk/In PDF document text
  • http://earlyradiohistory.us/tesla.htmIn PDF document text
  • http://www.keenovens.com/articles/welding-terms-2.htmIn PDF document text
  • http://www.niagarafrontier.com/bridges.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.salvex.com/listings/index.cfm?regID=1074In PDF document text
  • http://www.dansdata.com/pershing.htmIn PDF document text
  • http://www.isettatech.com/RestorationText.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.ddy.com/dl2012.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.jobhuntexpress.com/job-jokes-blog.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.vomitbagvideo.com/In PDF document text
  • http://bdsmchatters.com/a-to-z/In PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/youre-toast-and-other-metaphors-we-adore.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/social-intelligence-test.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/the-complete-results-line-ups-of-the-european-football-championships-1958-2012.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/vw-automatic-transmission-repair-manual.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/ted-kid-lewis-his-life-and-times.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/unmanaged-landscapes-voices-for-untamed-nature.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/solutions-test-bank-solution-manual-cafe-com.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://uncpbisdegree.com/1/the-age-of-cryptocurrency.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/wave-particle-duality-of-light.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/webassign-answer-key-college-algebra-1314.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
  • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy-wireIn PDF document text
  • http://www.apnews.com/In PDF document text
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_ropeIn PDF document text
  • https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gunslinger-stephen-king/1102002419In PDF document text
  • http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Build-Your-Own-Strawberry-Tower/In PDF document text
  • https://www.ikea.com/us/en/In PDF document text
  • http://www.arkansasonline.com/In PDF document text
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/In PDF document text
  • https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/experts/In PDF document text
  • http://www.slate.com/articles/business.fulltext.all.rssIn PDF document text
  • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839&CLCID=0409In PDF document text
  • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338&CLCID=0409In PDF document text
  • https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=868922In PDF document text
  • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=286759&CLCID=409In PDF document text
  • http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=617297In PDF document text

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