Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9bf5d9835e9baf4c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.9 KB Created: 2021-05-12 16:03:05 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 9f6db031ccf87c3ce84ce46070ab008b SHA-1: 4ab30ebfed863baf63419581cbd3a8dd7d593257 SHA-256: 9bf5d9835e9baf4c72306ced57f1be2aa157642df5b3c6c52dfab7537c710c0b
260 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector at 'https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/robux-free-co-game-hack'. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for game-related cheats or currency, a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of a 'password-protected archive handoff' heuristic suggests the document may be intended to trick users into downloading a password-protected file, which could contain a malicious payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

Heuristics 6

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector critical 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. CRITICAL on its own: the /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack path shape is unambiguous scam infra, and the host rotates so a host-list match can't be relied on.
  • PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable URI to redirector infrastructure used by a known malicious PDF SEO/adware delivery campaign. These documents typically rely on user interaction and redirect chains rather than a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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
  • 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/431946152/robux-free-co-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/free-spins-coin-master-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/free-robux-no-email_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/free-promo-codes-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/how-to-get-roblox-money_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-link-haktuts-hacking-news_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/coin-master-hack-2021-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/free-robux-no-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/get-coin-master-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/free-spins-and-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/coin-master-free-coins-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/download-coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/coin-master-free-500-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/can-you-give-me-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/free-roblox-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/coin-master-hack-no-verification-no-signup_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/robuxmatchcon_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.ditjenpkh.pertanian.go.id/pusvetma/repository/coin-master-heaven-free-spins_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
stream_003_off00004d56.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D56 26528 bytes
SHA-256: a09e3f46c9f11491f17ab5356b64ea6388026fc94a6281404ea10466704976d5
font_01_sfnt_off00008a30.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A30 18012 bytes
SHA-256: 3f1ded8a9c51e4f0f41c660fd84d3573ebe8f92a83837bcaa523a9614d650e73