Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 21e587c9cd8da81b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.6 KB Created: 2021-06-28 09:23:42 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 4920b917ef3067fe300de7fb77f91544 SHA-1: 2345e6f4de426c7ae9dc79fd114af6cf428d7eb1 SHA-256: 21e587c9cd8da81b1fbee41d2b28b81053e045b7aeb997decb149e840a13e6e3
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains numerous links to external sites, many of which are related to game hacks and cheats, suggesting a lure for users seeking such content. The presence of a 'password-protected archive handoff' heuristic indicates that the document may be designed to trick users into downloading an archive that requires a password, likely to conceal a malicious payload. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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-robux-groups-2021-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-rare-cards-for-coin-master-christmas_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-passwords_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-use-cheat-engine-on-roblox-tycoons_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-game-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-online-hack-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-fun-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-items-that-are-now-expire-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-2021-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-only_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/facebook-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-apps-for-roblox-video-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-hacktoman_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-transprent-pants_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-account-roblox-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-cheat-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ktcart.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/spin-link-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
font_00_sfnt_off0000317e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x317E 22936 bytes
SHA-256: 2cb00658e4b9721f2565f8c3056a25ec02f9ac4ca55549cb9163dc073076c058
font_01_sfnt_off0000653b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x653B 19296 bytes
SHA-256: b274ca6d2e3d14a2eaf0a8d8f251c670de139d2f59e1f69b73bb52ee948191dd