Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ece96e5ed4bdb911…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.8 KB Created: 2021-06-25 10:19:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 987aadca8af9e1d08c77127290627cfa SHA-1: 1bc1591a74d437e3ad95657be3025cc8694658f8 SHA-256: ece96e5ed4bdb9115be131d3de5b2befd34a1d6f3ff44ed531b814b085be6146
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document contains numerous links, including a primary lure for 'robux cheat pc game hack' and a large number of other SEO-optimized PDF links. The presence of a 'free generator / game hack' redirector and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to direct users to potentially harmful content or downloads. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

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/431946152/robux-cheat-pc-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/daily-free-spin-link-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/robloxheroxyz-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/how-do-u-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/tshirt-free-roblox-of-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/daily-coin-master-free-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/daily-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-ultimate-gamer-365_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/roblox-mad-city-money-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-soldier-gfx_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/how-to-become-a-hacker-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-2021-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/free-tiktok-coins_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/free-robux-games-that-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-one-death-run-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/car-dealer-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-rubox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/boy-clothes-free-roblox_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
font_00_sfnt_off00003037.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3037 22796 bytes
SHA-256: f5bdaed3186404ec710c11356abc783a00733dc998fa8af97400fb2fc4de89bf
font_01_sfnt_off00006343.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6343 18976 bytes
SHA-256: 39e6799b0335604f12147ea9575446e1bd65bdd3b48cd9750248c2329e753efa