MALICIOUS
130
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment
T1204.002 Malicious Link
The PDF document contains embedded URLs that point to a domain associated with downloading files, disguised as a solution manual. The ML classifier flagged this PDF as malicious with a high probability. The presence of a visual download button heuristic further supports the lure. The primary intent appears to be tricking the user into downloading a malicious file from the provided URLs.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9269
Heuristics 4
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Fake 'free download' SEO-poisoning PDF critical PDF_SEO_FAKE_DOWNLOADThe 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.
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PDF carries a PHP-gateway SEO-spam PDF link farm medium PDF_SEO_PHP_GATEWAY_LINK_FARMPDF 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.
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Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTONDocument contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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=solution-manual-vincent-poor.pdf In PDF document text
- http://uncpbisdegree.com/download4.php?q=solution-manual-vincent-poor.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://www.thevincent.com/vinmag.htmIn PDF document text
- http://www.thevincent.com/vinelectrics.htmlIn PDF document text
- http://ergo-plus.com/workplace-ergonomics/In PDF document text
- https://vincentke.com/In PDF document text
- http://www.saltcorner.com/LMAM/ShowChapter.php?ChapterID=18In PDF document text
- http://fordtechlane.com/ford-sync-bluetooth-troubleshooting-tips/In PDF document text
- http://www.bibme.org/In PDF document text
- http://www.astrology-online.com/gemini.htmIn PDF document text
- http://www.stirjournal.com/2016/04/01/i-know-why-poor-whites-chant-trump-trump-trump/In PDF document text
- https://www.strongerbyscience.com/how-to-squat/In PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/spit-of-a-minute-kindle-edition-linda-dickson.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/still-life-with-woodpecker.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-money-maze-do-it-yourself-guide-to-managing-and-achieving-financial-security.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-essays-a-selection-michel-de-montaigne.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/should-i-go-to-grad-school.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/the-last-waltz-gg-vandagriff.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/stock-and-watson-econometrics-even-solutions.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/service-manual-for-suzuki-m109r.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/tales-of-angria.pdfIn PDF document text
- http://riverside-resort.net/1/teacher-resources-jurassic-park-film.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/PoorIn PDF document text
- https://www.manualslib.com/manual/359158/Hp-Officejet-4575.htmlIn PDF document text
- https://www.manualslib.com/brand/hp/all-in-one-printer.htmlIn PDF document text
- https://www.manualslib.com/products/Hp-Officejet-4575-2571749.htmlIn PDF document text
- https://www.manualslib.com/manual/71215/Hp-Officejet-4500-Wireless.htmlIn PDF document text
- https://www.manualslib.com/products/Hp-Officejet-4500-Wireless-3104870.htmlIn PDF document text
- http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/waterIn PDF document text
- https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine-and-metabolic-disorders/electrolyte-disorders/hypomagnesemiaIn PDF document text
- https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine-and-metabolic-disorders/electrolyte-disordersIn PDF document text
- https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/08/solution-to-heart-rate-dropoutsspikes.htmlIn PDF document text
- http://vincentarelbundock.github.io/Rdatasets/datasets.htmlIn PDF document text
- https://www.universal-robots.com/plus/product/pick-it-3d-robot-vision-system-22615/In PDF document text
- http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndThenJohnWasAZombieIn PDF document text
- https://nyupress.org/books/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
Extracted artifacts 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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font_00_sfnt_off000048e6.bin |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x48E6 | 10056 bytes |
SHA-256: 6283c6e119fdca5e0eef4f531aa42032d2ed837ddff8c6ec3269f1d6d2999eb4 |
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font_01_sfnt_off000068e6.bin |
pdf-font-stream | PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x68E6 | 6768 bytes |
SHA-256: 73b22ccaa862bd77961313ff37453f0bfa45cebf6c6b9a5cfc49767dbed65f06 |
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