Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de492e5d68c29433…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.0 KB Created: 2021-05-16 01:01:38 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: 12f106d6a47bfc5329798dfc16945c39 SHA-1: 53f07e3682c77a96b17616bfcc62b438a4430d75 SHA-256: de492e5d68c29433a100545f5122aa1413e0e3ce5cadb58306bbc9f3b6f12ec7
102 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a large number of external links, many of which are SEO-optimized and point to websites offering game-related cheats and hacks. The document body and embedded links suggest a lure for users seeking in-game currency or advantages, which is a common tactic for phishing or distributing further malware. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of a link farm heuristic further supports this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-websites-2021-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/best-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-cheat-engine_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-hacker-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/client-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-army-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-instagram_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-links-for-free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-daily-link-game-mod_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-you-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/best-site-for-free-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-u-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-cheat-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-games-download-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ugericabs.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-thumbnail-maker-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
stream_003_off00004c2f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C2F 25884 bytes
SHA-256: ebf600f888b2f6b01e29340cff36fa548abb45e5b15fe9172baa29f31aa85a25
font_01_sfnt_off000087e3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x87E3 18836 bytes
SHA-256: ef44fc6ccc8558fc54da3394cf76e38d99de94399ef86c3bb36f5b939f331685