Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a3ac35d4403c19e5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.2 KB Created: 2021-06-03 11:02:57 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 0ec41acfb9018ba348e9c6f80ebf748d SHA-1: e0c484a09d78143065c7a875652781063a02bbd6 SHA-256: a3ac35d4403c19e59b921e90bb13303a8ce2f0f052c7b7b212a4998a26b771f8
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 User Execution: Malicious File

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are SEO-optimized PDFs related to game hacks and cheats. The presence of a "download" button lure and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content. The document's structure and content suggest it is part of a link farm designed to attract users searching for cheats and exploits.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9769

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • 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/835599320/why-is-tiktok-free-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/roblox-no-download-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free-download-linux_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/mangocheats-com-hack-coin-master-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/free-coins-coin-master-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/free-robux-kid-friendly-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/roblox-bloxburg-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-whatsapp-group-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-and-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/hack-coin-master-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/collect-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/get-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/claim-free-robux-button_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.stikesperintis.ac.id/repository/master-coin-free-spin_GM406889139.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_004_off00004f32.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4F32 27856 bytes
SHA-256: 8230cbcd1bc2a4182f56a8f150ac47224e20cc33937b7d44a84cedd18223b387
font_01_sfnt_off00008ce6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CE6 2896 bytes
SHA-256: 98478e2fbfabd582329b6206c0d46f67523cf5e299cb16118f1065b4dd5ec6a6
font_02_sfnt_off000096cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x96CD 18000 bytes
SHA-256: 8735992b8c35d6b954b5a82466038e0a9430fa03b6016d224b16905e5ed45eb5