Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e6171101475790ed…

MALICIOUS

PDF

24.4 KB Created: 2019-05-03 18:07:06 +01:00 Authoring application: mPDF 5.7
MD5: 2569f305f295046093ab4591732ff053 SHA-1: b245264155011e2b3f4b7f1416de0a5cd5611c71 SHA-256: e6171101475790ed133912360eb93ed938f47f84ddb7e7a0a513293e7b22de2e
90 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains a large number of embedded links, identified by the PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM heuristic. While many of these links point to seemingly benign book titles, the sheer volume and the ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS heuristic indicate a malicious intent, likely for SEO manipulation or to direct users to harmful content. No scripts were extracted, and the document body was heavily obfuscated, preventing a deeper analysis of the specific lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9901

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.linkpc.net/6200203201200206/The-Secret-Meaning-of-Money-How-to-Prevent-Financial-Problems-from-Destroying-Our-Most-Intimate-Relationships-by-Cloe-Madanes.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/6200203200209203/Strategic-Family-Therapy-by-Cloe-Madanes.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/6200203201202201/The-Therapist-as-Humanist-Social-Activist-and-Systemic-Thinker-And-Other-Selected-Papers-by-Cloe-Madanes.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/6200203201207206/Language-and-meaning-of-flowers-by-Daphne-and-Cloe.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/5203208201200204/Numpty-Solutions-to-Everyday-Problems-Including-How-to-Try-to-Prevent-World-War-Iii-by-Andre-F-Depuis.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/1206202205208201/Intimate-Relationships-by-Rowland-S-Miller.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/8201205202200/The-Dance-of-Anger-A-Woman-s-Guide-to-Changing-the-Patterns-of-Intimate-Relationships-by-Harriet-Lerner.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/6204203207207209/Why-Guys-Need-God-The-Spiritual-Side-of-Money-Sex-and-Relationships-by-Mike-Erre.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/5208202204202203/Financial-Freedom-A-Proven-Path-to-All-the-Money-You-Will-Ever-Need-by-Grant-Sabatier.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/5209205209201/The-Ascent-of-Money-A-Financial-History-of-the-World-by-Niall-Ferguson.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/1201207205201206201/Your-Own-Financial-Aid-Factory-The-Guide-to-Locating-College-Money-by-Robert-Leider.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4208207207206202/The-One-Page-Financial-Plan-A-Simple-Way-to-Be-Smart-About-Your-Money-by-Carl-Richards.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/5206207200207209/Mo-Money-Mo-Problems-A-Dollar-Outta-Fifteen-Cent-3-by-Caroline-McGill.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/3208206201204208/Long-Distance-Relationships-Online-Relationships-to-Military-Relationships-surviving-love-from-afar-by-Ben-Jackson.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/3202202204208202/MONEY-Master-the-Game-7-Simple-Steps-to-Financial-Freedom-by-Anthony-Robbins.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/3203208207208205/The-Total-Money-Makeover-A-Proven-Plan-for-Financial-Fitness-by-Dave-Ramsey.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/7203204208208203/The-Prostate-Health-Diet-What-to-Eat-to-Prevent-and-Heal-Prostate-Problems-Including-Prostate-Cancer-BPH-Enlarged-Prostate-and-Prostatitis-by-Ronald-M-Bazar.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/5203204200203204/Taming-the-Tuition-Tiger-Getting-the-Money-to-Graduate--with-529-Plans-Scholarships-Financial-Aid-and-More-by-Kathy-Kristof.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/2202203207205/The-Graduate-s-Guide-to-Money-Tools-for-Starting-Your-Financial-Journey-on-the-Right-Foot-by-Tana-Ackerly-Gildea.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/6205202200201/Summary-of-MONEY-Master-The-Game-7-Simple-Steps-to-Financial-Freedom-by-Tony-Robbins-Includes-Analysis-by-Elite-Summaries.pdf
    • http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/5203208201200204/Numpty-Solutions-to-Everyday-Problems-Including-How-to-Try-to-Prevent-World-War-Iii-by-Andre-F-Dep

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