Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f39769fde9ee9abd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.4 KB Created: 2021-05-14 08:11:46 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 9f89879fae65598831b516c6dd6119cd SHA-1: 2145f00f3cd9b19f4e431c66d19371a1af331074 SHA-256: f39769fde9ee9abd10dfec996868d1489b061eaeedc8f1643f51640b665859bb
142 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are structured as SEO link farms for game hacks and free currency generators. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM' indicates a large number of such links, and the 'PDF_GAME_HACK_REDIRECT_LURE' specifically flags the intent to trick users with promises of game exploits. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection, and the presence of embedded URLs suggests a malicious intent to drive traffic to potentially harmful sites.

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/80-free-spins-coin-master-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-116-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-game-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-without-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mcpe-master-hack-unlimited-coins-latest-version_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-online-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-and-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-only-username-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/google-play-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ways-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-online-games-like-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-no-download-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.espaciocultivarte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/links-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.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_off00004c67.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C67 29960 bytes
SHA-256: 6f382a1664c978e7ba1b5ebab2f66bd18c46998a48072e082e3a3a9ce9f375a8
font_01_sfnt_off00008b42.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8B42 19596 bytes
SHA-256: acf12673a0ae5d665d5262b3df6a9911e960cb44bc37c7ab286dea2c2fd571b6