Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ea7952e41544b783…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.8 KB Created: 2021-05-15 05:03:04 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 06848fe9bb3d3f0f325f15e82e23569b SHA-1: 171b0e2c25cee8d311b5426622bdfa8c50ec18d2 SHA-256: ea7952e41544b7831c1054d78ae178f67d8c7bab63355282c16cec393e0b2ad2
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links to external sites, many of which are presented as game hacks or generators for popular mobile games like Coin Master and Roblox. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of such links, suggesting a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic. The presence of a 'download button' lure further supports the idea that the user is intended to click these links, likely leading to malicious websites or further downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8948

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/coin-master-hack-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hack-no-human-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-to-get-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-live_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-prison-life-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-hack-tools_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-and-spin-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/master-free-spin-and-coin-links-html-m-1_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-people-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/easy-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coins-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/aimbot-exe-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-without-downloading-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-spin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-for-ps3-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/cheats-coin-master-free-spins-and-news_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-downloading-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn5blitar.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/win-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004cbd.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4CBD 27808 bytes
SHA-256: 0ad273b20734a96435193c94c11bb0933b218c4cda963af4309a8458f8bff7a5
font_01_sfnt_off00008c64.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8C64 2840 bytes
SHA-256: 3fb127b764b9d10f5525bc4de5ec8316de704409ccb0cf21cff3ad8a30d11676
font_02_sfnt_off00009615.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9615 17716 bytes
SHA-256: c15a8689411d8cca9ab0759ab4c496fe9b4353d676dd738e300719e9588112ed