Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd9389aed2643c19…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-07-05 03:22:23 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 71070aec929df1b94b01f82fa1fa0fff SHA-1: d48f58c2decd7ff848a6e2c09b00e3cb614178ee SHA-256: bd9389aed2643c19a809af8bbc648fff0aba9ebbcbba0b39ccf21e775f3701aa
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous embedded links, many of which point to external resources related to game hacks and cheats. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of such links, suggesting a tactic to distribute malicious content or engage in SEO manipulation. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. The document body, though partially garbled, contains URLs that align with the link farm findings, reinforcing the malicious intent.

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.tw/app/406889139/how-to-get-free-pet-food-in-coin-master-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roblox-items_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-chromebook_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-shield_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-spin-hack-trick_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-2021-september_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-hack-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-more-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-cheats-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-robux-sin-verificacion-humana_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-20210-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/como-conseguir-badges-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/unlimited-roblox-hack-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-you-hack-your-own-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-jump-fly-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-and-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-tool-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-nintendo-switch_GM479516143.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_002_off0000352a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x352A 22876 bytes
SHA-256: 2f9dcf893ad108b4c8a265cd0e8333a6eb840799a6f81053bfb99ec0aada24e7
font_01_sfnt_off00006834.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6834 18492 bytes
SHA-256: 3b8d0933b66d4a3ba90188940e5d7ed21cf944b8acae8725630a3c3be9b63f2c