Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 745170920c71bf6d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.9 KB Created: 2021-06-22 15:30:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: ea7b44e48c14211758a7c15bc071ba9f SHA-1: 459a193b1391793acd6bafb6e0a866109b4ba6c5 SHA-256: 745170920c71bf6dc5bec6599a3558e71fe5ad73e1621ed39cf94c1dcf3fb68a
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are SEO-optimized with game-related keywords like 'free spins', 'game hack', and 'robux generator'. The heuristic 'PDF_GAME_HACK_REDIRECT_LURE' and the presence of a 'download button' lure indicate a deceptive intent. The primary goal appears to be directing users to potentially malicious sites that offer game cheats or generators, which could lead to malware downloads or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/406889139/coin-master-free-spins-daily-2021-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/alone-battle-roytale-roblox-hacks-script-copy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-apk-mod-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-jailbreak-scipts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-2021-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-tiktok-coins_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-real-working_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-gold-cards-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-chromebook_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-printable-roblox-coloring-pages_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-followers-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-mod-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-meme_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-printables_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hacked-client-18_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-pins_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/can-you-get-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-inago-jo_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
font_00_sfnt_off00003209.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3209 22292 bytes
SHA-256: ef5c4cef97361bb6d8654f00cc12f72e99d869818da5eb20d0eb1ed32eff196e
font_01_sfnt_off0000639d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x639D 19000 bytes
SHA-256: b814766d9c7402c53a67f950003b037573ebc2ab6a90739559792a4ced8a8c51