Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ad9bf0ec5d398c8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.6 KB Created: 2021-06-08 21:58:05 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 1566070c8c83ff418381e7706f2650d4 SHA-1: edc582806f8790b87815c3732e06224f1cef80a6 SHA-256: 4ad9bf0ec5d398c8a12695c6ec5ece194c28e97dcdc19ad00ca9d48ceedaf6c4
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF document contains a large number of external links, many of which are SEO-optimized and point to other PDF files. The document body and extracted URLs suggest a lure for free in-game items or cheats for popular games like Roblox and Minecraft. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of a link farm points towards a potential phishing or malware distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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/hoq-to-buy-anything-from-catalog-for-free-roblox-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-apk-download-016-0_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-dungeons-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-tiktok-likes-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-fashion-famous-download-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-texture-packs-for-minecraft-pe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/aresenal-hacks-scripts-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-download-game-roblox-full-version_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-com-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-explosin-roblox-pizza-place_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/what-can-i-do-with-roblox-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-avatar-editor-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-education-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-learning.man2jombang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-xbox-free_GM479516143.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_off000056ae.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x56AE 24812 bytes
SHA-256: 535920bc889b2435bb762c857e598f1856f7948fc8117b3ca12385bd3c70c116
font_01_sfnt_off00008fe5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8FE5 19604 bytes
SHA-256: dd82aa7fc0c17aba60dbfc71cc8a80c855e309f4c11f66c4e40e4afa69ce63a4