Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 79720a8f2c79dcd1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.7 KB Created: 2021-05-14 03:53:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: 20bf2893b8d075db769c34051656e598 SHA-1: 685bd1a5cd7e72421c10a94f7a1ae6b42ec372b7 SHA-256: 79720a8f2c79dcd15ef80cabdb3c8f3d882c1d5c60a5bcc586d25b61997a976a
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, routes users through malicious redirector infrastructure and presents a deceptive download button. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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.xyz/app/406889139/hack-coin-master-no-survey-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/rare-free-links-to-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-31-march-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-can-you-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/adopt-me-roblox-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-spin-hack-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/fighting-free-card-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/haktuts-coin-master-free-spin-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-coin-master-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/sb-game-hacker-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-pet-food-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/op-rewards-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/rbxoffers-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-game-hack-app-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-avatar-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningman2.man2palembang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pe-015-0-apk-free-download_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
stream_003_off00004e9c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4E9C 25384 bytes
SHA-256: 2cdc60a25b6024495a3c8cdba8ab3f850f9110eec3e5b6317f4eb8f330fecfc2
font_01_sfnt_off000088c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x88C6 18148 bytes
SHA-256: e84df6580521eb153faf73f2cf2f63c6185ac0436430677c3eaeca27c8c111a1