Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0177a94a52146178…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.9 KB Created: 2021-06-03 07:57:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 419873f04547fbff1cf4d0b98f71355c SHA-1: c726f60a849d471c8c1a0354828e8c2ccb416742 SHA-256: 0177a94a52146178b543387468224a6096ed04f3528eced564c8bd71410ef889
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, disguised as free generators or game hacks. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure to trick users into clicking these links, likely leading to further malware downloads or phishing attempts. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs are the primary indicators of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • 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 https://netcdn.online/app/835599320/free-tiktok-followers-no-downloads-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-required_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-pro-gamers_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-survival-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-miner_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-and-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-java-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-july-29_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sb-game-hacker-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-review_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/a-lot-of-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-new-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-33-hack-version-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balibetonmandiri.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-by-playing-games_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
stream_004_off000054d1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x54D1 24388 bytes
SHA-256: 70b37285219de0d26a6e332acd4c2ea02427cea6f65c02f336374ce1cedd91e7
font_01_sfnt_off00008cd9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CD9 18264 bytes
SHA-256: d5c5ec98edba9b40f9bc8010b923702a5e25c64ded77377ab4934560472c0c7c