Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f17ec58dbe0c09fc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-07-02 00:48:10 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 6e3c4f13b7e6643781ef5a5a89b8bf39 SHA-1: 39851f0d8e5edb1ad49f06acee28446ce947f28e SHA-256: f17ec58dbe0c09fc252b56e15a3e96831ddab69a3150bbdfa17704094605a64e
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including one to a known malicious redirector at http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/free-roblox-pikachu-game-hack, designed to lure users with promises of game hacks. The document body and heuristics indicate a deceptive SEO link farm strategy, aiming to drive traffic to potentially malicious sites. The presence of multiple PDF links and a critical heuristic for malicious redirectors strongly suggests a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector critical 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. CRITICAL on its own: the /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack path shape is unambiguous scam infra, and the host rotates so a host-list match can't be relied on.
  • PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable URI to redirector infrastructure used by a known malicious PDF SEO/adware delivery campaign. These documents typically rely on user interaction and redirect chains rather than a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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
  • 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/free-roblox-pikachu-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/good-watch-dogs-hacking-games-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/hack-for-gta-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-cards-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-database_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/roblox-hack-me_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/minecraft-packs-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-spins-on-coin-master-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/huskybuckscom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/mega-fun-obby-games-free-play-online-not-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-hacks-on-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-2021-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-vampire-hunters-2-credit-hack-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-do-you-get-free-robux-in-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/free-roblox-scripts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-the-labyrinth-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/hack-da-hood-tuto-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib-akuntansi.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-robux-on-phone_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_off000033bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x33BD 22416 bytes
SHA-256: 3ebd9da7e41019c14f73befb51e4b12b116065088c380045da922d339f4a603e
font_01_sfnt_off000065bf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x65BF 19400 bytes
SHA-256: 7a2e58091a79ecf3d600dd0c2ce99b1d69cb46c07c89253a173a3df5e8d67f00