Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 49b414143110ef97…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.7 KB Created: 2021-06-11 00:33:09 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: c0525620d4fa1be602fb199c9c375223 SHA-1: c3dbffb28da8ab5fb1f5c6c1e2491aa63703d988 SHA-256: 49b414143110ef976779b1afbe2bfeb6f6965a422a1a6248577052b79516bbd0
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded links, forming a link farm designed to attract users with promises of game cheats and free currency. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of external URIs suggests the document is intended to redirect users to potentially harmful sites. No scripts were extracted, but the overall structure and embedded links point to a phishing or scam attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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.tw/app/431946152/free-roblox-account-site-youtube.com-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-cheats-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-games-free-to-play-online_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-hack-coins-in-mcpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-golden-cards-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-hack-and-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/but-link-says-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/best-minecraft-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/synapse-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-2021-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-hacks-to-get-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/astuce-hack-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-download-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-without-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.themerchantshouse.co.uk/uploads/files/files/oginject-co_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_off00005227.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5227 27236 bytes
SHA-256: 9f943422388e0bc55f1b28d6862c1b9a8a52e6e6d5c6cfad446aa0b6e134d823
font_01_sfnt_off00008ec8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8EC8 18800 bytes
SHA-256: f1cc215f96561998deaee5da0cd982550d646bd4263e9c3394b530b56e640362