Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 41e952970be2583b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-07-06 23:17:15 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 121eb2d7712332506f9a072a2baf707f SHA-1: 134bd99bdb94bf057ecbabd88be98f1b864b8108 SHA-256: 41e952970be2583b0b1ae463e481a687ad044f782fcf7c16170bbf78ccd0ec7e
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document employs a game hack lure to direct users to external URLs, including http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-roblox-items-game-hack. It also contains a large number of links to other PDF files hosted on payaljewelleryfiji.com, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the overall structure points to a phishing or potentially malicious redirection scheme.

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.
  • 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 http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-roblox-items-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-servers-that-allow-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-coin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-unlimited-robux-apk-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-unlimited-robux-tool4u-vip-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-download-for-free-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-by-watching-ads_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/haktuts-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robuxs-ahack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-my-game-xyz-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-clothes-pants_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-games-to-troll-with-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-speed-cheat-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cheat-engine-hack-roblox-speed_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-tiktok-free-on-app-store_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-game-hacking-tricks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-make-free-robux-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/elektronomia-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-make-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.payaljewelleryfiji.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/httpswwwurcouponsdealcom202103coinmasterfreespinandcoinlinkshtml_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_off00003487.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3487 22300 bytes
SHA-256: d4180a67afe9e59619f56873ce8f7a530760a9ab02ee83613aa0c4e3a3156af3
font_01_sfnt_off00006601.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6601 19176 bytes
SHA-256: 1bbd74c885478b6da8ac526caf82807791560f3be56a03a53783c17cf6598e07