Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9ae946b9add10ac6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.1 KB Created: 2021-06-03 12:23:08 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 3953dec62283a067c1e56be514d6a6be SHA-1: 14cbb2e7cf16150ef2eef92b002ebb91d7808785 SHA-256: 9ae946b9add10ac67ab124a6885b94296eeb70423315412de0f2afa88e67f243
122 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are presented as 'hacks' or 'generators' for popular games. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness, and the presence of a link farm heuristic suggests an attempt to manipulate search engine results or distribute malware. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the document's structure and embedded URLs point towards a phishing or malware distribution lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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.online/app/431946152/roblox-generator-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-a-free-dominus-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-play-online-without-downloading_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-android-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-buy-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-not-a-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-skins-ps4_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-apk-358_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-hair-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-without-doing-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fast-robux-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-home_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-app-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-long-is-the-minecraft-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-bedrock-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-mods-for-minecraft-pe_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_004_off000051aa.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x51AA 24552 bytes
SHA-256: cd6d6bea740333fc67434a09e5fcb292b5900e69df281c68fce4619a14a2d5d4
font_01_sfnt_off00008a33.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A33 18116 bytes
SHA-256: 124341eb3a4a3b8bc1f076925fa8461137298bb957754babdcbe9c7592fcce55