Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9ef0daee5c14324e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.3 KB Created: 2021-05-16 12:06:20 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: d5fc0cb2ea5b9d98ec221a889efd3b9d SHA-1: 79d7e7f630c737bb69ff9fe02c679d1cad83a730 SHA-256: 9ef0daee5c14324eb04ff747bd3b71eed91d72723d88ccf8a21525c9d8bb96a5
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links designed as a link farm, with a primary URL pointing to a game hack lure. The ML classifier also flagged the PDF as malicious. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains references to game hacks and URLs that reinforce the lure. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection to potentially malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8696

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/coin-master-card-collection-link-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-spins-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-june-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/roblox-place-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-dantdm_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/20-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-promo-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/spin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/how-to-find-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/cheats-coin-master-free-spins-and-news_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/how-to-change-roblox-username-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/minecraft-116-apk-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-spin-links-coin-master-october-30-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004c0e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C0E 26884 bytes
SHA-256: 56cc178580578915a813593e451533dde3aa92546835d4de850d8c5f1e90f2a7
font_01_sfnt_off000089ab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x89AB 2840 bytes
SHA-256: 3fb127b764b9d10f5525bc4de5ec8316de704409ccb0cf21cff3ad8a30d11676
font_02_sfnt_off0000935c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x935C 17964 bytes
SHA-256: ad59076b8e4795e22649a54fdb73642df658d3c1f4ddc63a39bd02642d6714ff