Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc9624d20a7176e3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

29.5 KB Created: 2019-05-02 18:48:44 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 1f13daf5768d482d31967cb7b1b6c647 SHA-1: 7ac4dede92f622152896afe9682251d3b1ac00c6 SHA-256: dc9624d20a7176e3ae2a6595f3846961c438a439e6a8174ea4015154c10add14
90 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains a large number of embedded URLs, forming a link farm. The heuristic PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM indicates that this is a technique to artificially inflate search engine rankings or distribute malicious content. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains references to these URLs, suggesting the primary purpose is to redirect users to external content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9903

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://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/3f219f212f217f210f213/How-to-be-an-Artist-Learn-to-envision-your-personal-and-artistic-life-goals-increase-your-creative-confidence-and-identify-the-steps-needed-to-move-yourself-into-a-future-of-your-own-making-by-Terri-Balogh.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/3f219f213f213f210f217/Making-Your-Creative-Mark-Nine-Keys-to-Achieving-Your-Artistic-Goals-by-Eric-Maisel.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/7f218f218f214f218/Creative-Confidence-Learn-It-Develop-It-amp-Change-Your-Life-by-Megan-Coulter.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/4f219f211f216f213f212/Think-Like-an-Artist-How-to-Live-a-Happier-Smarter-More-Creative-Life-by-Will-Gompertz.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/1f211f213f210f212f217f215/No-Regrets-Finding-The-Right-Path-With-A-Personal-Financial-Coach-A-Common-Sense-Guide-To-Achieving-And-Affording-Your-Life-Goals-by-Robert-Abboud.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/3f212f219f213f215f210/Massive-Action-Equal-Massive-Results-Learn-the-Critical-Mental-Framework-to-Focus-Your-Energy-Reach-Your-Goals-Quicker-and-Live-an-Insanely-Awesome-Life-by-Sunil-Saxena.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/3f216f212f218f218f211/Increase-Your-Faith-Practical-Steps-to-Help-you-Believe-for-the-Impossible-by-Steve-Bremner.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/1f210f211f212f215f213f216/The-Power-of-More-How-Small-Steps-Can-Help-You-Achieve-Big-Goals-by-Marnie-McBean.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/8f219f210f215f218f213/344-Questions-The-Creative-Person-s-Do-It-Yourself-Guide-to-Insight-Survival-and-Artistic-Fulfillment-by-Stefan-G-Bucher.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/1f216f217f212f217f214/Increase-Your-Personal-Brand-with-a-Low-Budget-Best-skills-for-beginners-Book-2-by-ANDY-KAFMAN.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/1f211f212f219f210f216f217/Animation-Lab-for-Kids-Fun-Projects-for-Visual-Storytelling-and-Making-Art-Move---From-cartooning-and-flip-books-to-claymation-and-stop-motion-movie-making-Lab-Series-by-Laura-Bellmont.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/5f211f214f213f210f219/Experience-and-Artistic-Expression-in-Lope-de-Vega-Tha-Making-of-La-Dorotea-by-Alan-S-Trueblood.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/6f210f215f219f216f215/This-book-will-teach-you-how-to-write-better-Learn-how-to-get-what-you-want-increase-your-conversion-rates-and-make-it-easier-to-write-anything-by-Neville-Medhora.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/5f213f215f218f214f218/Blue-Ocean-Shift-Beyond-Competing---Proven-Steps-to-Inspire-Confidence-and-Seize-New-Growth-by-W-Chan-Kim.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/3f219f212f218f219f214/The-Creative-Artist-by-North-Light-Books.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/1f211f214f213f218f210f217/Originals-How-Moral-Rebels-and-Creative-Revolutionaries-Move-the-World-Forward-by-Adam-M-Grant.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/4f211f216f214f215f214/Creative-Painting-for-the-Young-Artist-by-Jason-Alster.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/2f215f216f213f217f212/Making-it-Personal-Personal-1-by-K-C-Wells.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/1f210f219f218f210f216f215/Art-and-Artist-Creative-Urge-and-Personality-Development-by-Otto-Rank.pdf
    • http://kiteeearpdf.myhome.cx/4f216f216f216f214f211/The-Creative-License-Giving-Yourself-Permission-to-Be-The-Artist-You-Truly-Are-by-Danny-Gregory.pdf