Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 656a9ec2805a00cf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.2 KB Created: 2021-05-30 13:37:45 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 9d86a0b1f26199b9f00a4eb1c5efdeeb SHA-1: 607644575ddcc42600fb0d0c6c0503a017197e6e SHA-256: 656a9ec2805a00cf89fb4b5234fba028729f67ffc5ed245238209c8c7f7ab2eb
202 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on domains associated with link farms and SEO spam. The primary lure appears to be 'free game hacks' or generators, a common social engineering tactic to drive traffic to potentially malicious sites. The document also contains instructions that suggest a ClickFix-style attack, prompting the user to execute commands, which could lead to further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9580

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • ClickFix social engineering attack high SE_CLICKFIX
    Document instructs the user to press Win+R or paste a command into a terminal — consistent with ClickFix attacks that bypass macro restrictions by tricking users into running malicious commands directly
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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/479516143/minecraft-free-online-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-spins-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/is-minecraft-education-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/apps-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-without-doing-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-alt-generator_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-for-ipad-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-online-free-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-windows-10-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-coin-master-spins-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-printables_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-app_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-fan-page-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-bedrock-edition-pc-download-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-phone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/huskybuscom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-chromebook_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-hacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/is-minecraft-free-on-xbox_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-free-download-unblocked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-java-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-do-you-get-free-robux_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_003_off00005491.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5491 26036 bytes
SHA-256: df9d1dd52526f2aebb64751aaa13d322f3c93de270932adcdc4939b8e11b59f0
font_01_sfnt_off00009010.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9010 17644 bytes
SHA-256: d3a8b3d8bd2249c6206e1557dca74d08ec9c3b58c2328dc4779a04ae87c22ca2