Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 63401ff385cc4bf0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.7 KB Created: 2021-05-16 09:38:50 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: a78104ae7cb43b1e7d13358a749a8415 SHA-1: 1a1dad322bd4f5af39e2331d13a52c5875ac31ad SHA-256: 63401ff385cc4bf09f9f88e054767ce08e8b23cd460fbb202db01365dfd59688
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains numerous external links, identified as a link farm, likely intended for SEO manipulation or to distribute further malicious content. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of a 'download button' lure reinforces the deceptive nature of the document. The primary goal appears to be directing users to external sites, potentially for malware delivery or phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9013

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/how-to-get-roebucks-in-roblox-game-hack
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-mac_GM479516143.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/give-free-robux_GM431946152.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/make-your-own-minecraft-server-free_GM479516143.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coins-master-hack_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/online-coin-master-free-spin-app_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-grom-coin-master_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-programers_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/easy-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-card-collection-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sites-for-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-u-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-coin-master-spins-free_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/universal-minecraft-converter-free_GM479516143.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-2021_GM431946152.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-minecraft-server-and-make-yourself-op_GM479516143.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-i-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-verification_GM431946152.pdf
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdf
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

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