Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cc74f440d52299bc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

22.6 KB Created: 2019-05-07 04:11:34 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 8a8d6ec53df5f39a7949ded22841233f SHA-1: bd5b075d04238a7dedf2fcc30534a035c302f50d SHA-256: cc74f440d52299bc610e93d930fe9ba1efd3fda312b637ce4e9a2101f1d0a7b1
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains a large number of embedded URLs, identified by the PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM heuristic. These links point to various websites, predominantly related to eating disorders, suggesting a potential SEO spam or phishing campaign. The document body is heavily obfuscated, preventing a clear understanding of its immediate purpose beyond hosting these links. 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://xiixmcuin.linkp
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204201204207/Eating-Disorders-Obesity-Anorexia-Nervosa-And-The-Person-Within-by-Hilde-Bruch.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204203205207/When-the-Mirror-Lies-Anorexia-Bulimia-and-Other-Eating-Disorders-by-Tamra-B-Orr.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204203203204/Treating-and-Overcoming-Anorexia-Nervosa-by-Steven-Levenkron.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209203208208201/Anorexia-Nervosa-A-Guide-to-Recovery-by-Lindsey-Hall.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204203206203/Anorexia-Nervosa-Finding-the-Life-Line-by-Barbara-C-Unell.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209203208206206/Ten-Mile-Morning-My-Journey-Through-Anorexia-Nervosa-by-Adam-Lamparello.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204201202206/The-Eating-Disorder-Sourcebook-A-Comprehensive-Guide-To-The-Causes-Treatments-And-Prevention-Of-Eating-Disorders-by-Carolyn-Costin.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/9209200205205201/The-Parent-s-Guide-to-Eating-Disorders-Supporting-Self-Esteem-Healthy-Eating-and-Positive-Body-Image-at-Home-by-Marcia-Herrin.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204203205208/The-Thin-Woman-Feminism-Post-Structuralism-and-the-Social-Psychology-of-Anorexia-Nervosa-by-Helen-Malson.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204201203207/Theory-and-Treatment-of-Anorexia-Nervosa-and-Bulimia-Biomedical-Sociocultural-and-Psychological-Perspectives-by-Steven-Emmett.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204203203209/The-A-to-Z-of-Eating-Disorders-by-Emma-Woolf.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/7208208205208201/Eating-Disorders-by-Tammy-Laser.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204201202202/Why-Can-t-You-Just-Eat-A-Look-Inside-the-Mind-of-Anorexia-Bulimia-and-Binge-Eating-Disorder-by-Shannon-Lagasse.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/2206206205204201/Gaining-The-Truth-about-Life-After-Eating-Disorders-by-Aimee-Liu.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204201203203/100-Q-amp-A-About-Eating-Disorders-100-Questions-amp-Answers-about-by-Carolyn-Costin.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209203208205208/Handbook-of-Treatment-for-Eating-Disorders-by-David-M-Gartner.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204203202204/Body-Shots-Hollywood-and-the-Culture-of-Eating-Disorders-by-Emily-Fox-Kales.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/5202200201209/Safety-in-Numbers-From-56-to-221-Pounds-My-Battle-with-Eating-Disorders-by-Brittany-Burgunder.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209204203206207/My-Thin-Excuse-Understanding-Recognizing-and-Overcoming-Eating-Disorders-by-Lisa-Messinger.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/3200208209200200/Peace-Diet-Reverse-Obesity-Aging-and-Disease-by-Eating-for-Peace-Mind-and-Body-by-Dr-Terry-Shintani.pdf