Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 972cef6c7f9783fb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.6 KB Created: 2021-06-25 16:57:45 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 2e78ca3f6722d6de4c46d696780996d5 SHA-1: b435a9e263d60e4f3d174197c2f005217a3c5f9a SHA-256: 972cef6c7f9783fbbbd0ce241e3b6b60dc3ca169444ea0a74d0353f00f94c126
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous links disguised as game-related content, such as 'Roblox Free Mvp' and 'free robux', which are likely designed to redirect users to malicious websites or download malware. The heuristic firings indicate a link farm and a lure for game hacks, strongly suggesting a social engineering tactic to compromise the user. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

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/431946152/roblox-free-mvp-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/can-i-download-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/free-robux-com-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/minecraft-rtx-download-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/free-robux-codes-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/how-to-get-free-accessories-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/is-minecraft-java-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/free-mod-apk-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/coin-master-hack-no-survey-or-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/scaffold-minecraft-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/get-coin-master-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/free-robux-game-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/roblox-lucky-block-battlegrounds-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/how-do-you-get-free-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/how-to-log-out-of-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/are-there-any-roblox-hacks-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/coin-master-game-hack-version-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/coin-master-free-spin-sites_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/free-robux-generator-2021-vrai_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pspmrsmkklawang.com/opac/repository/free-account-roblox-no-pin_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_off00003094.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3094 22332 bytes
SHA-256: 298983ff07ee5e2213f9f1458de02cf9fd058ab0827c5e8f4ebb57db6d161cda
font_01_sfnt_off000061fe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x61FE 19136 bytes
SHA-256: cd971ca6ade7799edaa0f5fd4831479511eae7a76bc0d19c5db945bea3e62a01