Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 adf1be8c6a4a58ad…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.4 KB Created: 2021-06-13 23:55:45 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: 8cf642a1f6aeffbe5d2f98c5568539be SHA-1: aac9741c2dae05754e77f08278a64e581024451e SHA-256: adf1be8c6a4a58ad61a024bf28069a0ed1ae78fe595de3565808a95cd6f7d293
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on a domain associated with game hacks and free in-game currency lures. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of such links, suggesting a malicious intent to drive traffic to potentially harmful sites. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely delivered as a spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9013

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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/roblox-quiz-for-free-robux-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-coins-on-coin-master-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-download-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/if-bacon-hair-got-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-roblox-money_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-robux-without-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/minecraft-com-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-rogue-lineage-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-stuff-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-can-you-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-hacked-version_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/get-free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-gift-cards-free-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/hack-to-upgrade-pets-in-ninja-legends-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-gift-cards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/bux-life-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-script-hack-name_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/hack-para-android-roblox_GM431946152.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_off00004d88.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D88 27180 bytes
SHA-256: 26508a7590caa7ccab1b9e5820b061a107f742c61d972eacf110f9ee299a61cb
font_01_sfnt_off00008ccd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CCD 2820 bytes
SHA-256: d88f25cfe237a714f996150a11dd8a058f0f7c3e9d1ae91c17b46c10409b6c0b
font_02_sfnt_off00009667.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9667 18448 bytes
SHA-256: e1796615b1478584a5b0d653775125a197dceb0cd64cec70657fcfbd19f278df