Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ecf5aa5c832f35d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.4 KB Created: 2021-07-02 01:43:04 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: f503b08ae68a69251ea4ef94c7df6658 SHA-1: 5a9c830f5cee5d41ec538a671def12de7e481317 SHA-256: 4ecf5aa5c832f35d61eb460eff666c7b1709ca1e8110c84dc75ca7edac3c1b1a
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a large number of embedded URLs, many of which are related to free in-game currency and cheats for popular games like Roblox and Coin Master. The ML classifier and the PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM heuristic strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to direct users to phishing or malware-hosting sites. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of numerous external links and the document's structure suggest it's designed to facilitate the download of malicious payloads or redirect users to fraudulent websites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/robuxzone-wordpress-com-free-robux-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-server-hosting-24-7_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-real-with-proof_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-download-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-download-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-cheat-wall-glitch-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-call-roblox-and-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-murder-mystery-2-hack-script-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-source-las-vegas-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-how-to-get-free-robux-june-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-only_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-de-roblox-booga-booga_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-para-juegos-de-guerra-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-youtube_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vkinstitute.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-ios-hack-download_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_off000032f8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x32F8 21972 bytes
SHA-256: 75c7964d0460bc88d192447c89afc88a17a6f58f01f917bfe2291e115e67a9d7
font_01_sfnt_off000063b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x63B4 19604 bytes
SHA-256: e2b0bc57ef427652c9e22e9e86fa1decbe630573397234b80fb9b2aa55b8898a