Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 49c9cb897db74e20…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.2 KB Created: 2021-05-14 08:14:55 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 01f52a05fbcffd84a2f3c805892f958f SHA-1: 96c17fab0e9f1b3a3b01af278303b4db3e943f19 SHA-256: 49c9cb897db74e20f030c22ca97eac304f8935cad13087db2d5319c26fb9cf83
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links, identified as a 'link farm', designed to redirect users to potentially malicious websites. The primary lure appears to be related to game hacks and free in-game currency, such as for Minecraft and Roblox. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness, and the presence of embedded URLs supports a phishing or scamming attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/minecraft-bedrock-for-free-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-minecraft-coins-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/best-free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-com-r_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-get-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-game-free-play-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hacks-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-girl-hair-not-a-model_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-password_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-online-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-for-kids-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-gold-cards-free-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-roblox-items_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-golden-card-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-2021-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.hidayatussalam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coinmaster-gps-user-review-coinmaster-coin-master-hack-pagedemo-index_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.youtIn 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_003_off00004d28.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D28 25440 bytes
SHA-256: a7066e147687d99beb6f2a4ba8a00b39767fc76f694afefd03dbba3942d82d34
font_01_sfnt_off0000867e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x867E 18268 bytes
SHA-256: 421dc37018d5e6f1467ffbccbacebf5894202cb157ac672e86022266516fa266