Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4cd165b4a0f7baa6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.4 KB Created: 2021-07-06 02:56:34 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: dc29a4a8c9b8f3dbb5e2c1afd731b83b SHA-1: 270270639a3bdaea7741a71228e7ddbb6d81b684 SHA-256: 4cd165b4a0f7baa68dc3a6c8bbe90b26856e073093e1818cb2e30dd5149c0c28
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document employs a lure of free game items and hacks for popular games like Roblox and Coin Master. It contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to external PDF files, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the PDF structure is indicative of a malicious redirector or phishing attempt.

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/free-things-on-roblox-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id//repository/daily-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/free-premium-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-people-swim-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/how-to-save-hacked-roblox-accounts-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-daily-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id//repository/get-free-cards-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/how-do-u-get-free-random-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/minecraft-hack-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-a-free-server-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/free-spins-on-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/guy-goes-to-jail-for-hacking-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id//repository/apps-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/free-to-play-roblox-jail-break_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/trybox-site-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id//repository/game-give-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-no-scams-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-fb_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-gamepasses-for-free-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.fisipumt.ac.id/repository/i-got-hacked-on-roblox_GM431946152.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_off00002c18.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2C18 22396 bytes
SHA-256: b4ad1ff2e6df5b6fb4443acbcd0ba321c09d98d36af64e873d55b807ec591abd
font_01_sfnt_off00005db2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5DB2 18936 bytes
SHA-256: c4e611ffc66a9f2ae011f0cbe0d3da0ebe01f9ded7cacf33f871c84d0f478745