Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 33b680e8fc89bd84…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.8 KB Created: 2021-06-03 07:57:19 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 6c152f66bdf15230c415446e82937d0d SHA-1: c076474fdd4c2015f64cd0ffd4f6149fc7b83bb7 SHA-256: 33b680e8fc89bd8423ab6f47f37d848a47e37138fa9b1176b60a679c062a5ca8
182 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains numerous links designed to appear as game hacks or generators, redirecting users to other PDF files. This technique is often used to obscure malicious content or to farm SEO traffic. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the PDF structure suggests a link farm intended to lure users to external, potentially malicious, content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

Heuristics 6

  • 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 link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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.online/app/479516143/best-free-minecraft-skins-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/what-pubg-uc-buy_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-on-coin-masters_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-gift-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-tablet_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-pocket-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pubg-uc-20_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/httpswwwurcouponsdealcom202103coinmasterfreespinandcoinlinkshtml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-links-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-links-to-get-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-snacks-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-homepage_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-pin-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-blogspot_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_004_off0000525f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x525F 30472 bytes
SHA-256: 7628115e15ffcc2b85311a42d355154b6dc1cdd15b98da31b3f94ec9eead8e0d
font_01_sfnt_off0000957f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x957F 17952 bytes
SHA-256: 90e1a77296b834dd3535238b68d8e828a30bfd58102e774479de80706a00ebac