Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3e4e577fa6da3052…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.9 KB Created: 2021-05-11 17:36:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: b5d6756ae2b730ec52eb75aebf442fd6 SHA-1: 8ac764e580e2ff7895fae9229d8a0dead682342f SHA-256: 3e4e577fa6da30525afe85c6babf55cb4f50a38a56f8928c5493147398b0290e
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including a primary lure to 'netcdn.xyz' promising free game hacks, and a large farm of links hosted on 'elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id' pointing to various game-related cheats and generators. These links are designed to trick users into visiting potentially malicious sites, likely for credential harvesting or malware distribution. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9432

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.
  • 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.xyz/app/479516143/how-to-get-minecraft-on-chromebook-for-free-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-skins-free-girl_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-coin-master-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hacks-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-heaven-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-svg-cutting-files_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-codes-2021-not-used_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-gift-free-spins-and-coins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-spins-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/ultimate-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/if-i-uninstall-minecraft-can-i-reinstall-it-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/master-coin-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-links-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-links-to-get-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-software-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-link-today-16-11-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-there-a-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2kulonprogo.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-cards-pin-number_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004c88.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C88 25584 bytes
SHA-256: 8cd09d14ab86a053336eadd06a5f073e84fcbb63d19834cc2a725cc9c697044e
font_01_sfnt_off0000867f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x867F 2856 bytes
SHA-256: 8c5d9bcb386d88c7f99323d8d482e46ea21dea038a5b842744dd5d39b26b2c44
font_02_sfnt_off00009056.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9056 18628 bytes
SHA-256: f21871f293e1374cce8b481ffeffb78eba3f21dd05dabec399dd2d571c50d8ba