Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b978f4d814ac53ad…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.8 KB Created: 2021-06-09 11:33:07 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7)
MD5: a12dbee38f060d53d974745a7b8a01e4 SHA-1: 82c841bbbe9e5ec3b3baab443cae4ca2cf4277a7 SHA-256: b978f4d814ac53ad98a7caf0bec37a0300811620eb3b7f804e1b56512bda0ca2
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous embedded links, identified as a link farm, directing users to pages offering game hacks and cheats. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of external URIs suggests an attempt to redirect users to download further malicious content. The document's structure and content align with a phishing or social engineering attack aiming to trick users into downloading potentially harmful files.

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.tw/app/431946152/robux-redeem-card-hack-game-hack
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/roblox-hack-game_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/is-minecraft-java-edition-free_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/how-to-get-free-stuff-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/earn-free-robux-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/minecraft-java-edition-download-free_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/jailbreak-roblox-money-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/coin-master-raid-hack_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/best-minecraft-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/how-to-get-free-tokens-in-minecraft-ps4_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/minecraft-apk-android-free_GM479516143.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/free-robux-not-a-scam_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/fake-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/www-free-robux_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/free-robux-instantly_GM431946152.pdf
    • https://admin.9credit.vn/data/files/give-me-free-robux_GM431946152.pdf
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00004f51.bin
d752a6e6e755c959f211ea8ac3a67709fd882bfb495ef156b53d2e3c16ccf2df
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4F51 26708 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00008cb2.bin
eb230542719c96b42e3fd8bb01e35f13ebd5f02629049da3a58e7fd7607bf48a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CB2 2940 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000096c2.bin
3b34586fd3674bbb716dc208024891b0dc4dc815afdfdaadfbdf1ab5346f0627
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x96C2 18684 bytes