Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad4605a3542ba9b8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.9 KB Created: 2019-05-01 17:17:26 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 590fd23c9eb7102da8e7f0d83efe8412 SHA-1: dbefb1e7f973d08f38617736c45be3976ea11e79 SHA-256: ad4605a3542ba9b8f985bfb77462bae40506e9efb5fe437d12359df6be4e76ed
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 predominantly point to the 'loaminoo.linkpc.net' domain, suggesting a coordinated effort to manipulate search engine results or distribute content. While the URLs themselves are marked as benign, the sheer volume and nature of the links indicate a malicious intent, likely for SEO spam or as a distribution vector for other threats. 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/5093095092096/Parkinson-s-Law-by-C-Northcote-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/9093091098099091/Daisy-s-War-by-Shayne-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3091092098092093/Alexandra-by-Siobh-n-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/8098093091090090/Hysteria-4-by-Linda-Parkinson-Hardman.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/8098093093096090/Hysteria-3-by-Linda-Parkinson-Hardman.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1091094099092091097/Also-the-Hills-by-Frances-Parkinson-Keyes.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2090099098094093/The-Great-Gatsby-by-Kathleen-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/7091096098094091/Bernadette-of-Lourdes-by-Frances-Parkinson-Keyes.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1090092094098098092/Hammer-and-Axe-Dragonlance-Dwarven-Nations-2-by-Dan-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4097093099099096/Dinner-at-Antoine-s-by-Frances-Parkinson-Keyes.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/6090091097099094/This-Gilded-African-Toussaint-L-Ouverture-by-Wenda-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1091092096097096092/Dou-zeci-de-ani-n-Rom-nia-1889-1911-by-Maude-Rea-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/9090095092094/Team-Cul-de-Sac-Cartoonists-Draw-the-Line-at-Parkinson-s-by-Chris-Sparks.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/5090092096099096/Poetry-and-Culture-in-Middle-Kingdom-Egypt-A-Dark-Side-to-Perfection-by-R-B-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1091098093099096098/Remember-Remember-The-Fifth-Of-November-The-History-Of-Britain-In-Bite-Sized-Chunks-by-Judy-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1090093098090090/The-Gates-of-Thorbardin-Dragonlance-Heroes-5-Heroes-II-2-by-Dan-Parkinson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1091092094092096094/Nothing-Serious-by-Jay-Northcote.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2095097093097092/Nothing-Serious-by-Jay-Northcote.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1099099093095090/Second-Chance-by-Jay-Northcote.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4094098093098096/The-Little-Things-by-Jay-Northcote.pdf

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