Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8646bb3d0d34c258…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.9 KB Created: 2021-07-08 15:16:15 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: dc0cbdeefc937302877811cb7ee4ed26 SHA-1: 5a5e53f9b31b26f021ffd53017d4b541ec33b485 SHA-256: 8646bb3d0d34c2587219306f1df3512afce3a539390d63e838fab8b508ef68a0
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document employs a lure of 'free Robux' and game hacks to entice users. It contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to external sites, many of which are structured as PDF files themselves, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of external links aligns with common phishing and scamming techniques.

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.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-no-email-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/sites-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-hack-mac_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/roblox-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/all-free-items-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/roblox-robux-hack-really-works_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/how-to-hack-peoples-roblox-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/download-minecraft-free-hiapphere_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/case-clicker-hack-roblox-2021-no-virus-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/free-vip-server-roblox-mad-city_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/coin-master-money-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/free-spins-coin-master-app-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/how-to-get-a-free-membership-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/roblox-jailbreak-speed-hack-cheat-code_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/7-year-old-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/free-robux-obby-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/thebuxian-get-free-robux-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/free-admin-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/how-do-you-install-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/free-roblox-clothes-boy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkkb.com/webopac/repository/how-do-you-get-free-daily-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.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_off00002e86.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2E86 21964 bytes
SHA-256: d7cb858761c0997639357fcdbfa1b1cd478fe4f6c72e60200c3b41fdb0f60a4b
font_01_sfnt_off00005f07.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5F07 19168 bytes
SHA-256: e6feb406b33ce3eed24c310326ea9a59558e0a782f86ce6eecd6a3cca8ccef3d