Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 02f2a88ecaac57fc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.1 KB Created: 2021-07-06 07:11:18 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 9394a1a1db60c291178ea66c14da7a9a SHA-1: 794a9eaa6bd82fd9bc4e9ff8359b28eda2a293ed SHA-256: 02f2a88ecaac57fc866a3ab27fddf1ad5c99bc7ed5e65143a9660c48a1d8da40
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirector lure, pointing to a URL that is also flagged as malicious infrastructure. The document body explicitly contains the malicious URL, reinforcing the lure to click for game-related cheats. No scripts were extracted, but the primary attack vector appears to be a social engineering lure leading to a malicious redirector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/406889139/where-can-i-get-free-coins-for-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-gift-cards-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/free-coins--spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/roblox-skins-free-download-fnaf_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-like-bots_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/free-robux-really-works-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-bc-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/roblox-cheats-to-get-robux-and-tix_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-sound-effects_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/free-robux-ad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/fort-wars-hacks-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/batu-kolukfaki-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-accounts-with-builders-club_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/minecraft-java-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/coin-master-mod_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-card-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/apps-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.stikesmukla.ac.id/repository/hack-robux-redboy_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_002_off00003117.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3117 22324 bytes
SHA-256: f89e692828a780b7e52f8f6565a5e1cfbd82f8685dd9814e13b5f250f53eda8b
font_01_sfnt_off00006257.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6257 18360 bytes
SHA-256: c8dfeb0eef3fc723180845c5cf074af1342c80af6259c5e1d52ca41750db4653