Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f78b5ccb828f9fe…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.6 KB Created: 2021-07-04 15:15:54 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: d5e7fbdf7323e262c5145d996ab2c8b6 SHA-1: 7d92cb90b2701e32a2b473cd2a6cc81fbc3f8443 SHA-256: 0f78b5ccb828f9fe36abd58dcdbb6d0ca3182680702ceba82aa83838bcbb6b2b
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, disguised as game hacks and generators. The primary lure URL is http://netcdn.tw/app/835599320/free-tiktok-followers-game-hack, which is part of a known malicious redirector. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this lure, aiming to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF's structure and embedded links strongly indicate a phishing or redirection attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9886

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/835599320/free-tiktok-followers-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/http-coin-master-hack-club_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/pubg-uc-kr-version_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/how-people-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/free-robux-add_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-scibt-pack-exploit_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/games-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-doing-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/rbx-gg-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/code-pour-des-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/best-free-minecraft-servers_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/minecraft-mod-menu_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/how-do-you-get-hacks-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/free-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/e-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/how-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00003048.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3048 22124 bytes
SHA-256: 3aaddc4e1a1343f3eeb8654477d8163feb7e2a1c71581da953e4697eb5a2db7b
font_01_sfnt_off00006157.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6157 3124 bytes
SHA-256: d6dd29adb69da7f9a23a5e3791282a61e2f811794f560a0c409c8747766d9102
font_02_sfnt_off00006c10.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6C10 18208 bytes
SHA-256: 1296ea9dd0716f58c925f51c46f953a057a7a3cac7b1460c677587e3a78a1cf9