Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c4ee7c862fb7193c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.0 KB Created: 2021-07-06 12:24:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: bbcaa43f8f6513c27409062fbc67716d SHA-1: f717f3d57177c4f7cd9c0886cd7c70c71cb8fe71 SHA-256: c4ee7c862fb7193c2bd5cffbcca42f71a944b27beec3387cdd0ba3dc39de70df
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document employs a lure of 'free game hacks' and spins, directing users to external URLs. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of external links, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the document's structure and embedded URLs point towards a phishing or scam campaign designed to drive traffic to potentially malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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.tw/app/406889139/500-free-coin-master-spins-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/free-spin-link-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/how-to-download-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/hacks-para-boku-no-roblox-remastered_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/coin-master-heaven-free-spins-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/free-rare-cards-for-coin-master-christmas_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/www-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/free-robux-without-human-verification-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/mario-64-roblox-rom-hack-code_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-the-stuff-from-roblox-hack-week-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-links-home_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-spins-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/roblox-girl-clothes-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free-play-now_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-spins-for-free-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/hacks-para-roblox-jailbreak-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/how-to-speed-hack-in-roblox-without-cheat-engine-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekom.ac.id/repository/moon-static-coin-master-generator-hacks-free_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_off00003063.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3063 22164 bytes
SHA-256: bc5439d6766e3c1983bae70d27faa5cbf5d26686b05bca7df093999db33a45a9
font_01_sfnt_off00006186.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6186 18480 bytes
SHA-256: 73c3da9d0f6a331a6fde753084a8aebf2b702254561fcc1354a5e6554f17134d