Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ce5e573fa20857f3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

17.0 KB Created: 2019-04-28 09:28:36 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 8c7b0a17a8b4b91cb888186907817df3 SHA-1: 83c07d95a1391dd6cbd2275113c1a2f3dc655fce SHA-256: ce5e573fa20857f3d535c743313ade18597399cc1dd192a0fcbe44b348b59f74
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1566.002 Spearphishing Link

The PDF file contains a large number of embedded URLs pointing to external PDF documents, a technique often used in SEO spam or phishing campaigns to drive traffic to malicious sites. The heuristic PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM specifically flags this behavior. While the URLs themselves are labeled as benign, the sheer volume and the nature of the heuristic suggest a malicious intent to manipulate search engine results or lure users to potentially harmful content. 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/3094095094092091/Soul-Whispers-II-Secret-Alchemy-of-the-Elements-in-Soul-Coaching-Soul-Whispers-2-by-Denise-Linn.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2092098091091090/Soul-Whispers-Collective-Wisdom-from-Soul-Coaches-around-the-World-by-Sophia-Fairchild.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/6094097099092/Planet-Whispers-Wisdom-from-Soul-Travelers-around-the-World-by-Sophia-Fairchild.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/5091091097097090/Young-Soul-Rebels-A-Personal-History-of-Northern-Soul-by-Stuart-Cosgrove.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/9095097091098094/Soul-Mastery-Accessing-the-Gifts-of-Your-Soul-by-Susann-Taylor-Shier.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3099090094091090/Burn-My-Soul-Part-I-The-Soul-Series-1-by-Holly-Newhouse.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2096091096099093/Forgotten-Soul-Soul-Reader-1-by-Natasha-Duncan-Drake.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4095098096093092/The-Darkness-in-my-Soul-My-Soul-s-Inferno-1-by-Julie-Anne-Addicott.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4091097098093099/Burn-My-Soul-Part-II-The-Soul-Series-2-by-Holly-Newhouse.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2094091099098090/A-Soul-to-Take-Soul-Stealers-Trilogy-1-by-Emily-Taylor.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/5090090099094090/Soul-Betrayal-Soul-Trilogy-2-by-Leanore-Elliott.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1098097093098094/My-Soul-to-Steal-Soul-Screamers-4-by-Rachel-Vincent.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3091099090093092/Soul-Sucker-Soul-Justice-1-by-Kate-Pearce.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3096091091090/My-Soul-to-Keep-Soul-Screamers-3-by-Rachel-Vincent.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4090095091096096/My-Soul-to-Take-Soul-Screamers-1-by-Rachel-Vincent.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/6095096095098/On-the-Soul-of-a-Vampire-On-the-Soul-1-by-Krisi-Keley.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/3090097097094094/On-the-Soul-of-a-Vampire-On-the-Soul-1-by-Krisi-Keley.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/4090096096090093/Age-of-the-Soul-A-New-Way-of-Living-from-Your-Soul-by-Jason-Nelson.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/1098099099094090/Daily-Spiritual-Vitamins-and-Minerals-for-Your-Soul-Feed-Your-Soul-as-You-Feed-Your-Body-Every-Day-by-Myrlande-E-Sauveur.pdf
    • http://loaminoo.linkpc.net/2090099098/My-Soul-to-Keep-Soul-1-by-Kennedy-Ryan.pdf

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