Description

Attached PDF contains a Microsoft-affilated logo, suspicious language or keywords, and a link. Known malware delivery method.

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Created Dec 19th, 2023 • Last updated Sep 23rd, 2026
Source
type.inbound
and (
  any(attachments,
      (.file_extension == "pdf" or .file_type == "pdf")
      and any(ml.logo_detect(.).brands, strings.starts_with(.name, "Microsoft"))
  )
)
and any(attachments,
        (.file_extension == "pdf" or .file_type == "pdf")
        and any(file.explode(.),
                (
                  length(filter([
                                  "password",
                                  "unread messages",
                                  "Shared Documents",
                                  "expiration",
                                  "expire",
                                  "expiring",
                                  "kindly",
                                  "renew",
                                  "review",
                                  "emails failed",
                                  "kicked out",
                                  "prevented",
                                  "storage",
                                  "required now",
                                  "cache",
                                  "qr code",
                                  "security update",
                                  "invoice",
                                  "retrieve",
                                  'engine failed',
                                  'OneDrive Error',
                                  'problem connecting',                                  
                                  'secure file',
                                  'access'
                                ],
                                strings.icontains(..scan.ocr.raw, .)
                         )
                  ) >= 2
                  or any(ml.nlu_classifier(.scan.ocr.raw).intents,
                         .name == "cred_theft" and .confidence == "high"
                  )
                )
                and (length(.scan.url.urls) > 0 or length(.scan.pdf.urls) > 0)
        )
)
and (
  not any(headers.hops,
          .authentication_results.compauth.verdict is not null
          and .authentication_results.compauth.verdict == "pass"
          and sender.email.domain.domain in (
            "microsoft.com",
            "sharepointonline.com"
          )
  )
)
// negate highly trusted sender domains unless they fail DMARC authentication
and not (
  sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
  and coalesce(headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, false)
)
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