Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 552dfdc5a805e224…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.8 KB Created: 2021-07-05 03:02:49 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: e95211a618f0866c3832ba12fba842c6 SHA-1: b65c5085b549354f4b0836618d0c0736d303b45f SHA-256: 552dfdc5a805e224302bfec59f4590709a85afc881e4f534fe91c624d4c41a9c
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous embedded URLs and a document body that explicitly mentions 'Free Robux 2021' and links to external sites. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of external links, suggesting a link farm designed to drive traffic. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were directly extracted, the presence of embedded URLs and the lure of free in-game currency point towards a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

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.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-2021-game-hack
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-without-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-bedrock-edition-download-pc-free_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-free-download_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-daily-spin-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-links_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-you-fly-hack-in-roblox-murderer_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-no-sign-up_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-aimbot-in-every-game-for-mac_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-deals_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-spin-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-gang-rape_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-t-shirt-roblox_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-group-payouts_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-spin-ios_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/toolbox-for-minecraft-pe_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-links-blogger_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-car-crusher-28-hack_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-account-and-password_GM479516143.pdf
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
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93034436579228f015671f89a182c136223ee39ec84c3ba052d49548ccf60ea1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31E9 21992 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00006294.bin
bd102244ffb40c6add567cd3640126a26b927334c4b0bdc73f6a542841550b4a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6294 19116 bytes