Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 14c976886cbc609e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.4 KB Created: 2021-05-12 00:31:28 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 245e385cfb867493e39fb73d5102051a SHA-1: 7a87bc82b340e1bbb425a1a7c35576b23130679c SHA-256: 14c976886cbc609ef4dd7bede77d7739befb5250ae9151cdf1a12ceebffd1c72
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are structured as SEO-optimized PDF files related to game hacks and cheats. The presence of a 'Download Now' lure and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to trick users into downloading further malicious content. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains references to game hacks and URLs, reinforcing the phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/coin-master-hack-xyz-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-email_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/minecraft-bedrock-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/coin-master-free-spins-uk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/coin-master-hack-tool-india_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/earn-free-robux-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/mcpe-master-unlimited-coins-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/roblox-avatar-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-2021-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/free-roblox-promo-codes-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/free-coins-coin-master-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/www-cheatsk-com-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/coin-master-free-spins-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/bloxawards-com-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/master-8-ball-pool-free-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/100-free-spins-coin-master_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_off000047fb.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x47FB 25956 bytes
SHA-256: 921864da21e96acf1d8dda6726f9538593f80569d2ee3f5e7b18dbd05e979af2
font_01_sfnt_off0000836a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x836A 18204 bytes
SHA-256: eb378c11d4c3edf43fd4a317fe896922564aeaa66921672c4d59ab66e1a3bbf9