Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0b59ab246ef3466d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.8 KB Created: 2021-07-01 13:52:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 7ece4d9e663ff86b6c9d975d8031aebb SHA-1: 894a9a269519275531af2905b91b96f7f0dea9d0 SHA-256: 0b59ab246ef3466d06d203249b6a12428677e45720c1c2bfe1c67dfaeb87c630
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains numerous external links, many of which are related to obtaining free in-game currency or accounts, suggesting a phishing or scam attempt. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports this, indicating a lure for users to click and potentially download malware. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the embedded URLs point to suspicious domains.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 4

  • 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
  • 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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/free-obc--game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-2021-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-g_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/conseguir-robux-gratis-hack-inspeccionar_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-survey-or-download-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-ios-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mcpe-com_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-from-form-tampering_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-education-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-tiktok-followers_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-2021-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cooo-tener-un-pokemon-roblox-free-pokemon-brick-bronze-beta_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-followers-no-survey_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-roblox-a-telecharger-gratuit_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-u-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-you-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coinmaster-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-2021-promo-code_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-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_off0000314e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x314E 21932 bytes
SHA-256: 071479d34223c504770b9162de5390c8a21015c36ed83e9c063caa51ad04e1fb
font_01_sfnt_off000061ac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x61AC 18224 bytes
SHA-256: c283399651d62858291eefbf16c694535341791ab785e099585a1f29cc341cac