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=the-violet-bakery-cookbook.pdf In PDF document text

  • http://uncpbisdegree.com/download4.php?q=the-violet-bakery-cookbook.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://www.violetcakes.com/books/In PDF document text
  • http://www.violetcakes.com/In PDF document text
  • http://wayfaringchocolate.com/2011/07/25/chocolate-date-meringue-torte-cookbook-challenge-dessert/In PDF document text
  • http://www.confessionsofacookbookqueen.com/fudgy-cookies-and-cream-cake/In PDF document text
  • https://www.gretchensbakery.com/yellow-sponge-cake-recipe/In PDF document text
  • https://grandbaby-cakes.com/red-velvet-cake-with-blackberry-cream-cheese-frosting/In PDF document text
  • http://www.landgirl1980.co.uk/2012/05/ww2-eggless-sponge.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://wayfaringchocolate.com/2011/02/14/whittakers-62-dark-cacao-chocolate/In PDF document text
  • https://www.roalddahl.com/home/teachersIn PDF document text
  • http://www.roalddahl.com/In PDF document text
  • http://www.omnivorebooks.com/antiquarian_archive01.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq2.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.foodhoe.com/In PDF document text
  • http://www.bookfreek.com/In PDF document text
  • https://beekman1802.com/beekman-1802-almanac/In PDF document text
  • http://ohsheglows.com/2017/02/13/hunky-heartbeet-cabbage-soup/In PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/tv-guide-home-delivery.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-twilight-hour-nicci-gerrard.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-facts-on-file-encyclopedia-of-world-mythology-and-legend.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-language-of-success.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/sony-str-dh100-receiver-manual.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/student-activities-manual-for-treffpunkt-deutsch-grundstufe.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/sinus-stones.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-sumerians-their-history-culture-and-character-phoenix-books.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-stone-carvers.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://riverside-resort.net/1/tema-diplome-te-gateshme-ne-menaxhim-biznesi.pdfIn PDF document text
  • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
  • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
  • http://www.chatelaine.com/food/cookbooks/meghan-markle-violet-bakery-cookbook-review/In PDF document text
  • https://www.instagram.com/violetcakeslondon/In PDF document text
  • http://www.chatelaine.com/recipe/desserts/violet-bakery-lemon-drizzle-loaf/In PDF document text
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Beard_Foundation_AwardIn PDF document text
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-5007971/Bake-s-Flora-Shedden-opens-artisan-bakery.htmlIn PDF document text
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelinemaynard/2018/03/20/an-american-baker-in-london-gets-the-nod-to-make-harry-and-meghans-wedding-cake/In PDF document text
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2018/04/25/a-quest-to-find-the-recipe-for-the-royal-wedding-cake/In PDF document text
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/jordilippemcgraw/2018/04/30/royal-wedding-hotel-packages/In PDF document text
  • http://nasilemaklover.blogspot.com/In PDF document text
  • https://food52.com/blog/21391-a-professional-baker-s-insider-tips-for-making-the-best-macaronsIn PDF document text
  • https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/mixed-succulent-wreath/In 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
  • https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/LiberationFontLicenseIn PDF document text

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