Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a5178b6590d03247…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.1 KB Created: 2021-06-25 13:56:07 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: f1c69da3efbb79888a8baf4c93551999 SHA-1: f737aa73ddefaf59fe734c07ac58fe09d42a07ae SHA-256: a5178b6590d03247f5d58862832a4d1a9312f84296c04ae190e680b835d5d3a7
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are structured as SEO-optimized PDF links, suggesting a link farm designed to attract users searching for game cheats or hacks. The ML classifier and the PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM heuristic strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to sites hosting malware or engaging in phishing. The presence of a 'download button' lure further supports this malicious workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/free-printable-roblox-birthday-banner-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-you-hack-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-coin-master-hacks-safe_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hwo-to-get-free-robux-with-out-hacks-or-illeagley_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-15-free-spin-link-of-last-5-days_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/old-roblox-accounts-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-download-for-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-and-win-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-girl-hair-not-a-model_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-mod-apk-unlimited-spin-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-adopt-me-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-2021-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-accounts-for-sale-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-gift-card-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andhrarealty.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/twitter-coin-master-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
font_00_sfnt_off000031bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31BD 22200 bytes
SHA-256: 7ca1191b655a1365adc52caf9bb11e5a9cb3127beb21b771cff7e112e15af587
font_01_sfnt_off000062ed.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x62ED 19548 bytes
SHA-256: d1c71b22311c33bcc51ac78b5d6b7ffa3d99456cbf4d3a1d049c23f853175cc9