Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 03cfc0be293df87a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.0 KB Created: 2021-07-01 00:10:39 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 3c9a6af95b3ff4f3ba7b4b1e383dbd03 SHA-1: f6192e1aaf8fbccfa0ce1d50c6ffd31142e9921c SHA-256: 03cfc0be293df87a834af839d9419cdbb380c091d0f54423b057f883401fa6dd
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains numerous links designed to lure users into clicking on game-related hacks and free item offers. These links lead to a malicious redirector and a large number of SEO-optimized PDFs hosted on a subdomain, indicating a link farm designed to distribute further malicious content. The ML classifier strongly supports the malicious verdict.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector critical 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. CRITICAL on its own: the /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack path shape is unambiguous scam infra, and the host rotates so a host-list match can't be relied on.
  • PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable URI to redirector infrastructure used by a known malicious PDF SEO/adware delivery campaign. These documents typically rely on user interaction and redirect chains rather than a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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://netcdn.co/app/431946152/roblox-join-players-that-arent-freind-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/microsoft-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/offers-to-complete-and-get-free-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin-master-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-windows-10-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-tiktok-likes-without-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/promodes-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-realme-products_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-free-play-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-tiktok-likes-75_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-spins-and-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-scams_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-not-a-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtspersissindang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-cheat_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
font_00_sfnt_off000034ff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x34FF 21988 bytes
SHA-256: 155ea5410304d8ada4063c6d7c2fa0abb1f7bace989a4ded5561e598311872b7
font_01_sfnt_off00006578.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6578 19884 bytes
SHA-256: 3343215526a9106427052aebd611c231efe8cd75673c90ea957acce0a87722e9