Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3cdb9690d2990e7e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.1 KB Created: 2021-05-30 22:56:03 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: a0f909d820e38a17dfdb132d05d54c58 SHA-1: e85ccf013b60cd9fb437d3c7d3c79d6344945185 SHA-256: 3cdb9690d2990e7e44ad375ffa2c4fcd690916639798bc5182c96f7f0f4e654e
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous embedded links, identified as a link farm, that direct users to websites offering free game accounts and downloads. The primary URL, https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-pe-free-apk-game-hack, suggests a lure for game-related exploits. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristic firings indicate a malicious workflow designed to drive traffic to external, potentially harmful, resources.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9427

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/479516143/minecraft-pe-free-apk-game-hack
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-a-free-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-account-and-password_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-no-download_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/best-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/freer-pro-tiktok-fans_GM835599320.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/rbx-gg-free-robux_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-texture-packs-for-minecraft-pe_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-likes-app_GM835599320.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-play-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-coins_GM835599320.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/robux-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-jailbreak-hack_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/adopt-me-roblox-hacks_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-roblox-games_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-coins-on-tiktok_GM835599320.pdf
    • https://neuraltherapie-heidelberg.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-today-gift-reward_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

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pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x84B7 2912 bytes
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