Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a70f73b3ba98e418…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.2 KB Created: 2021-05-11 09:00:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: d0c4764cc9e8e72c7f1e49d17cd5e460 SHA-1: f03326aa364e159ce66da73d111e92213e58eb28 SHA-256: a70f73b3ba98e4189492d956f52b8c4fccee4c4d3066957b543a71321d167a95
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document is designed as a lure, employing 'game hack' and 'free generator' themes to entice users. It contains a large number of embedded links, many pointing to other PDF files hosted on educational domains, forming a link farm. The primary malicious URL identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/best-tricks-co-robux-game-hack, which likely serves as a redirector to further malicious content. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/431946152/best-tricks-co-robux-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-download-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-coin-master-cards-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-cash_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-fb_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-app-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-fan-page-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-scams_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-rewards-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/download-hack-coin-master-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-link-new_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-report-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-dungeons-download-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/80-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1ae.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-2021_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_off00004b03.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4B03 26180 bytes
SHA-256: 48c9455aad9b5fab2afb0ec3af64b753ff106d35c69f734fec1488ef406cd8ed
font_01_sfnt_off0000869b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x869B 18244 bytes
SHA-256: 6afc49dcdc06995850e4f79f174129e4c8f3989aab61000e7222bd3966fc18fb