Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 56a451091cbef87a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.1 KB Created: 2021-07-01 02:35:09 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: cdaa54e00a8c6d481567d8a1c7d9aec9 SHA-1: bf92a70f09fd69bcdf63fbde40e0481f82d0c391 SHA-256: 56a451091cbef87a3588c9fbd3c8202c636f9f3d345d66ca9d179fa38d7f683f
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document contains numerous embedded URLs and a 'download button' lure, suggesting it is designed to trick users into downloading potentially malicious content. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of a link farm of SEO-optimized PDFs related to game hacks further supports this. The primary goal appears to be driving traffic to external sites that likely host malware or scams.

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/835599320/free-tiktok-fans-hack-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-free-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/hack-for-roblox-jailbreak-downloads_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-tricks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-free-spins-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/easy-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/download-minecraft-free-hiapphere_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/roblox-cheats-android-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/is-minecraft-free-on-ps4_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/minecraft-anarchy-server-no-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/blox-fish-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/how-to-use-a-cheat-on-roblox-jailbreak-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/how-to-earn-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/free-roblox-gift-card-codes-2021-unused_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/roblox-vietnam-2021-aimbot-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/jentplays-roblox-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/my-minecraft-account-was-hacked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/get-gold-coin-master-village-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/how-to-hack-roblox-games-no-downloads-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xhse.vn/public/upload/files/roblox-spin-head-hack_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
stream_002_off000030fa.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x30FA 22596 bytes
SHA-256: 502404e15623db4eea2433a1661b5697f650c8b57b32dbca6e3cac954c2d1b55
font_01_sfnt_off0000637f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x637F 17972 bytes
SHA-256: 13f87daf106d1a749dc561b3aeaa0d0bb6f68d187290c348d15b869261527638