Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9722184c8c8c5e94…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.5 KB Created: 2021-07-07 10:46:00 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: 8a1c3679edb207dedd731b3c5691558c SHA-1: b10814557045562a504776275617df09e8078e3a SHA-256: 9722184c8c8c5e94692e58433fe776f1e79087edab8169bffa7eb8c6e9fd4096
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document employs a lure of 'free Robux' and game hacks to entice users. It contains a high number of external links, many pointing to other PDFs hosted on the same domain, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of embedded URLs and a download button lure further support a malicious intent, likely to redirect users to potentially harmful sites or download further payloads.

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-with-no-verification-2021-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-daily-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbxoffers-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-kill-aura_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-link-in-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-the-quarry-hack-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/no-human-verification-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-para-roblox-para-matar_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-engagement-calculator_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hacks-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-bedrock-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-free-for-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-sexually-abused_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-promo-code-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/do-you-want-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/www-bandicam-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dikes.badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-with-no-verification-2021_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_off00003147.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3147 22500 bytes
SHA-256: 4f07be8820bf3232b4ed1e22a2a6db4b304d92339032ff4bb4fa378404f2850f
font_01_sfnt_off0000636f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x636F 19840 bytes
SHA-256: bf7c23b41782422fa131bc9f6708f01af46f806364d2ae517c2179326a085b42