Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5eed6726a5df0f28…

MALICIOUS

PDF

38.1 KB Created: 2021-07-05 05:08:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 78dfc5b90d58823118fc8f25e54187ae SHA-1: 0a859572a4002dae5f1c4156eba4b46fade96563 SHA-256: 5eed6726a5df0f28f1095c77b64e171ccb86ae4e7aa2a116597a71e2dedfeccc
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirector infrastructure and SEO link farms, designed to lure users into clicking on potentially malicious content. The heuristic 'PDF_GAME_HACK_REDIRECT_LURE' specifically indicates a lure for game hacks or generators, directing to the URL http://netcdn.tw/app/835599320/tiktok-free-jazz-game-hack. The presence of numerous links to external PDFs suggests a link farm designed for SEO manipulation or traffic redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

Heuristics 5

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector critical 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. CRITICAL on its own: the /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack path shape is unambiguous scam infra, and the host rotates so a host-list match can't be relied on.
  • PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable URI to redirector infrastructure used by a known malicious PDF SEO/adware delivery campaign. These documents typically rely on user interaction and redirect chains rather than a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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
  • 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/835599320/tiktok-free-jazz-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/ways-to-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-2021-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/roblox-source_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/trigon-best-free-roblox-exploit_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/is-tiktok-free-on-app-store_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/free-robux-generator-for-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-ban-people-on-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-free-cards-and-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/instalation-cheat-strucid-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/easy-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/roblox-pirata-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-using-es-file_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/free-coin-master-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/how-do-u-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fud.iain-surakarta.ac.id/pustaka/repository/minecraft-launcher-download-free_GM479516143.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_off00003e52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3E52 23348 bytes
SHA-256: d02aef9136b7fba1e24a084c03b122258a1192b88eba08d201625dd31f92e879
font_01_sfnt_off000072d8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x72D8 18220 bytes
SHA-256: ccbea54227a808cce65e7929d81dfdfbaca535c2fbb931923a58178bc5972ba3