Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3565ff304a9bf8aa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.3 KB Created: 2021-06-20 08:33:23 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: c54317495b1801cabb223890b6e3c0b6 SHA-1: ca946765abd49f9307b76bfbbe947a33df5f9bea SHA-256: 3565ff304a9bf8aaa2110a11722627bedb3c411843ac8e0224cdd92ddbd5dcf1
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains numerous embedded URLs and a prominent external URI pointing to a site offering 'free promo codes' for games like Roblox. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of external links, suggesting a link farm or redirection scheme. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of download lures further supports a malicious intent to trick users into downloading unknown content.

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-promo-codes-roblox-generator-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-ad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-fun-com-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-link-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-heaven-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-u-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-edition-free-download-for-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-builders-club_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-jailbreak-noclip-and-speed-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-pocket-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-actually-works_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pubg-uc-dealer_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robloxs-codes-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-someones-account-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-april-fools-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-and-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mahabircreation.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-money-for-free-on-roblox_GM431946152.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_off0000325c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x325C 22312 bytes
SHA-256: a4766d219a0bcced8f8305478a395dbecbb1f22391302ab1a3012c359a22b251
font_01_sfnt_off0000642e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x642E 19344 bytes
SHA-256: a9da6ec7eb2edf2726d37f56ab882663d1fb7022dd29a155209b1b6e812e58ce