PDF static analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a9e900df22ce707d…

SUSPICIOUS

PDF

5.7 KB Created: 2015-06-03 10:15:10 Authoring application: HTML2FPDF >> http://html2fpdf.sf.net (via FPDF 1.52) First seen: 2015-08-19
MD5: aa69ca7a3f29a0902c6b64b4a7711d83 SHA-1: 7f46ff1ce5e3e98aa71437b0841aa9866ce01b25 SHA-256: a9e900df22ce707db06a226a40cd2961c6438e401f0a2313e2186a0323e91a38
40 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs pointing to domains associated with pharmaceutical sales, suggesting a phishing or scam attempt. The embedded JavaScript, while not fully detailed, is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF documents. The document body also contains text related to medications, reinforcing the scam lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.0098

Heuristics 3

  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://www.powereagleusa.com/wp-includes/js/jcrop/pdf.php/5-day-prednisone-dosage.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.powereagleusa.com/wp-includes/js/jcrop/pdf.php/is-there-generic-viagra.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.powereagleusa.com/wp-includes/js/jcrop/pdf.php/how-to-buy-viagra-pills.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.qatarinteriordesign.com/cialis-without-rx/In PDF document text
    • http://www.powereagleusa.com/wp-includes/js/jcrop/pdf.php/generic-viagra-online-australia.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neverfaildrivingschool.com.au/stats/style/css/viagra-vs-cialis-price/In PDF document text
    • http://www.powereagleusa.com/wp-includes/js/jcrop/pdf.php/medrol-vs-prednisone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://html2fpdf.sf.net)/CreationDateIn PDF document text
    • http://html2fpdf.sf.netIn PDF document text
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