Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1448bff3b1d9f012…

MALICIOUS

PDF

55.4 KB Created: 2021-05-13 02:34:23 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 4faf765b07c249f196e5a337703e4fd9 SHA-1: afffba155fcddf5b241152bacbb15e5a24f3edd4 SHA-256: 1448bff3b1d9f012a2ccede4ba02461e1daa07494821c6dbddd7b89d071b7c0d
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links disguised as 'free generators' or 'game hacks' for popular games like Robux and Coin Master. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of such links, suggesting a phishing or scam campaign. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. The primary attack pattern involves luring users to potentially malicious external sites via these deceptive links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9818

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/431946152/get-free-robux-without-doing-anything-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-followers-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-fun-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-apk-april-12-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-new_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-unlimited-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coinmaster-fan-page_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-coins-in-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-and-coins-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/best-free-minecraft-skins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn3tangerang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/best-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_002_off00004d3e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D3E 27068 bytes
SHA-256: 02e842bcd2b00a8e1a58473543489d4a102619ae9f10a0dbdbb26f4b6ec9b541
font_01_sfnt_off00008ca5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CA5 12800 bytes
SHA-256: db399d969d9309c9c38cb6e3c43aa83c06d227a5470715de93176d1df1e6747d
font_02_sfnt_off0000b481.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB481 19240 bytes
SHA-256: a9e3aa10522a438dd9eef37bb3e7f322f16e38379d063b4a50e22a05dda2bc13