Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cc62fe0907f278c1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-07-03 10:49:29 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: c96f7171d17e59325ecbff765c4491bb SHA-1: 74e825cf67be8bc7da43b38e9d3c19b58838e7d8 SHA-256: cc62fe0907f278c1f3add69f93c9a7d0555a7f2e0c49301480ed321b0f4734be
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, masquerading as generators or hacks for popular games and services. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of these links, suggesting a malicious attempt to drive traffic or host malicious content. The ML classifier also strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded links point towards a phishing or scam campaign.

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.co/app/835599320/watch-tiktok-for-free-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-account-generator-obc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-account-username-and-password_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-and-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-giveaway-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-win-10-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-bobux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-cards-sets-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-15-free-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-tool-online-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/daniel-refu10-free-gift-card-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/best-free-avatar-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-latest-version-2021_GM406889139.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/coinmaster-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-hair-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-infinite-health-hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-i-get-free-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-xbox-360-free-download-code_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-edition-free_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
font_00_sfnt_off000036ec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x36EC 22384 bytes
SHA-256: f8577b500bd9604f768026b93d822ef8ec90f61705e89443e6aa77d85c55ba5e
font_01_sfnt_off000068b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x68B8 18336 bytes
SHA-256: 911ea5c0422fc1ae701d841e567363c2ffc5bf18c8a5e9e002871cf3e958def0