Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 029e298238494dad…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.5 KB Created: 2021-05-18 04:32:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: f4d110bc19ffd4d3a77967969c11f8fd SHA-1: a888c1369869ae86a0ea540e4845aa4fd11e6153 SHA-256: 029e298238494dad516175f13f980d50c67065eadf6f751725ade4c5240b01b5
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, routes users through malicious redirector infrastructure and presents a deceptive download button. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high PDF_GAME_HACK_REDIRECT_LURE
    PDF's clickable action targets a redirector of the form /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack — the landing-page shape of a large SEO 'free spins / generator / game hack' lure family that funnels victims through rotating disposable hosts to a malware/scam payload. The multi-link variants also trip ML/link-farm rules; this catches the single-link variants that otherwise score clean.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/free-spins-coin-master-apple-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/wurst-112_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/instagram-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/apps-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/app-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin-master-hacktoman_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-hacks-on-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/apps-to-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hack-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/best-roblox-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/add-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/today-free-spin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-realms-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-account-taker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-master-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-master-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-unlimited-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004f8b.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4F8B 25148 bytes
SHA-256: a3aadd18c416d3e55005a37a1539a9f19d1cdfc25d6471e78fb1429c2f7f1878
font_01_sfnt_off000088b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x88B8 17960 bytes
SHA-256: 436eaa300ecb98e79430677b69defb92df5311e4df3c2f37f833906bb9b7ba97