Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5a4b2689f6589284…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.9 KB Created: 2021-06-10 17:26:49 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: f0f5cf8859267ff06790dbb6ed58904e SHA-1: 396382b32862dcf0dec250901587e1f35ee28447 SHA-256: 5a4b2689f6589284311d8cf41cc786d422c8f6e24a27081e3ed25ea58f9f8ff2
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains numerous links designed to lure users into clicking on them by promising game hacks and free currency. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of such links, and the 'PDF_GAME_HACK_REDIRECT_LURE' specifically identifies the deceptive nature of these links. The document's content and structure strongly suggest it is part of a phishing or scam campaign aimed at redirecting users to potentially malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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 https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/roblox-free-robux-genorator-2021-no-suvery-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/roblox-admin-hack-no-virus_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/cheap-roblox-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-do-you-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/will-minecraft-dungeons-be-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-to-cheat-in-dna-on-ds-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/2021-roblox-hacking_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/22-500-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/roblox-catalog-heaven-free-vip_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/free-ways-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/roblox-hack-thumbnail_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-can-i-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-for-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/coin-master-15-free-spin-link-of-last-5-days_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/minecraft-games-to-play-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/robux-de-com-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.fuf.uin-alauddin.ac.id/repository/earn-free-robux-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
stream_004_off00005258.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5258 24340 bytes
SHA-256: 1bb38b392d1fe6c593b0e12114df013953ea6d8041fe99264d1a5c76ff5245e2
font_01_sfnt_off00008a0c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A0C 19116 bytes
SHA-256: 694b9f7b652f86f5d64a2dc9cbbfd4970ed29ccb3910cf101d5fcde8addb8d87