Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9d4d2d92bf6075f1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.0 KB Created: 2021-05-11 16:38:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 5f95c5e9a7366d249b1f005e6deabc97 SHA-1: b5a1d3635395e4eb96a4cb5fc9efa622d80243bf SHA-256: 9d4d2d92bf6075f1abaec9cb0eeeabcce9a6a1ce7853e4eff49409ddb2c6c9bf
260 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including one that redirects to malicious infrastructure associated with 'free Robux' lures. The document body and heuristics indicate a social engineering tactic to trick users into clicking these links, likely leading to further malware or phishing. The presence of many SEO-optimized PDF links suggests a link farm designed to attract traffic and potentially distribute malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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/free-robux-just-enter-username-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/hack-to-protect-village-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/minecraft-hacks-for-2b2t_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/free-robux-for-kids-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-master-free-coins-link-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-master-hack-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-master-free-gift-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/app-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/noob-vs-pro-vs-hacker-vs-god-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-master-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-master-hack-unlimited-spins-game-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-master-hack-apk-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-free-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-passwords_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/robux-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stipjakarta.ac.id/etd/repository/coin-coin-master-hack_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_off0000498a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x498A 29148 bytes
SHA-256: 5e23b84d842aaf6728888fee72c5e3420946e2d6aebf0bd09332fec70cded965
font_01_sfnt_off00008bd2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8BD2 18960 bytes
SHA-256: ad194f5984d8cbd7c817d1b512f86f024f40bf30beebdf7d12c6ff62fc849400