Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c4fb76da72b48515…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.9 KB Created: 2021-05-12 04:44:13 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: d070ad1af6047860c9d9718eec6487b2 SHA-1: 817ad87e0465757ccfa141bc328ff67c999d46cd SHA-256: c4fb76da72b485159cdcfd6793ba4278ceb18723ccfd85581cdf8ef676ea5fda
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous links to external PDF files, masquerading as game hacks and generators, which is indicative of a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of multiple external URIs and a 'game hack' lure further supports this assessment. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection to potentially malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/406889139/cone-master-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-addons_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-gold-cards-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-master-spin-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hacking-apps-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-free-spin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/links-to-get-free-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/http-coin-master-hack-club_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/a-lot-of-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pe-hacks-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-dominus-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-hack-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-downloading-any-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-group-free-robux_GM431946152.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_off0000478d.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x478D 24812 bytes
SHA-256: 8da2fb3521e5dbe0a771bd60bd62d125256c5bbf0485bddb4673cdf9e3cc2889
font_01_sfnt_off00007fb0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7FB0 17428 bytes
SHA-256: 45c4e899866d0d24dcae3cea52e6ee867e16b7903319074fc523b8217c98ba84