Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 85c0557612ec5c8e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.9 KB Created: 2021-05-11 04:22:29 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 0b61a22844a72af5b327721295921576 SHA-1: 41f939b2516b3c6052a1750889bbac405277bae7 SHA-256: 85c0557612ec5c8e82e5745991e4af516163c8a58896588e7df9204023faa20a
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of 'game hacks' and 'free currency' to entice users into clicking embedded links. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of such links, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. The primary malicious URL identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-hacks-ps4-game-hack, which likely serves as a gateway to further malicious content or downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9432

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/479516143/minecraft-hacks-ps4-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-spin-and-coins-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/free-spin-coin-master-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-using-es-filer_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/claimrobux-net_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-hacks-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-in-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/free-robux-cards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/get-free-gold-cards-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-heaven-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/easy-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-date-and-time-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/www-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/free-coin-link-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/robux-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/wurst-115_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/free-robux-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pn-tapaktuan.go.id/pustaka/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004e2b.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4E2B 25408 bytes
SHA-256: a666fcaef06589a93ce9aee2c096d872c181cb13850f0378f919bd3f65c11a77
font_01_sfnt_off00008781.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8781 3092 bytes
SHA-256: 3811f2fb1880daf4953efcc9c7427d9b438bced237490b00be4a6ec3ecea79e0
font_02_sfnt_off0000922c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x922C 17956 bytes
SHA-256: 1505b4888ad519265159139ab27414f60b3662b7296b0e348d1315d60862a2b5