MALICIOUS
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 links pointing to external PDF documents. This behavior is indicative of a link farm, likely used to distribute malicious content or engage in SEO abuse. The primary attack pattern observed is the distribution of numerous external links, with the dominant host being xiixmcuin.linkpc.net. No scripts were extracted, and the document body was heavily corrupted, limiting further analysis of the specific lure.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9925
Heuristics 2
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Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARMSmall 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.
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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://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/9209202202201203/The-Sheriff-s-Christmas-Twins-Smoky-Mountain-Matches-9-by-Karen-Kirst.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/9209202202200209/Wed-by-Necessity-Smoky-Mountain-Matches-10-by-Karen-Kirst.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4209209208200208/The-Bachelor-s-Homecoming-Smoky-Mountain-Matches-7-by-Karen-Kirst.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/9209202202200207/The-Husband-Hunt-Smoky-Mountain-Matches-4-by-Karen-Kirst.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/9209202202201200/From-Boss-to-Bridegroom-Smoky-Mountain-Matches-6-by-Karen-Kirst.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4201206205207204/The-Horseman-s-Frontier-Family-Bridegroom-Brothers-2-by-Karen-Kirst.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/9209202205200209/Smoky-Mountain-Stories-by-Juanitta-Baldwin.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4202202206206203/Smoky-Mountain-Dreams-by-Leta-Blake.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/1209207203205204/Dictionary-Of-Smoky-Mountain-English-by-Michael-B-Montgomery.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/9209202202201206/Smoky-Mountain-Mystery-Garden-Girls-3-by-Hope-Callaghan.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/9209202204200201/Smoky-Mountain-Setup-The-Gates-Most-Wanted-1-by-Paula-Graves.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/7205205205202204/CAMERON-S-RIB-Book-2-in-The-Smoky-Mountain-Series-by-Sandra-Pavloff-Conner.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/3207203204205209/The-Sheriff-s-Runaway-Bride-Rocky-Mountain-Heirs-2-by-Arlene-James.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/3207204202208202/Christmas-with-the-Sheriff-Shadow-Creek-Montana-1-by-Victoria-James.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/2209206207200200/A-Copper-Mountain-Christmas-Copper-Mountain-Christmas-1-2-4-by-Jane-Porter.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/4201208200209206/Reckless-Youth-Reckless---The-Smoky-Mountain-Trio-Book-1-by-Sierra-Hill.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/2202205201209204/The-Sheriff-s-Christmas-Angels-Texas-Lawmen-Book-4-by-Debra-Holt.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/3207203204201201/Twins-Under-His-Tree-by-Karen-Rose-Smith.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/2209206207200203/Home-For-Christmas-Bar-V5-Dude-Ranch-1-Copper-Mountain-Christmas-2-by-Melissa-McClone.pdf
- http://xiixmcuin.linkpc.net/2209206207203205/A-Cowboy-For-Christmas-Copper-Mountain-Christmas-1-The-Scott-Brothers-of-Montana-1-by-Katherine-Garbera.pdf
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