Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0fa675aeabd41de5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.1 KB Created: 2021-05-16 10:09:56 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 370a8116ec04d90cf21fff5543af4465 SHA-1: 42cf39709807a3f3c547fd72d38aea62016e74bb SHA-256: 0fa675aeabd41de54b46f25961c36eae06dc94ecc46fbcf259c7470fbc5b6d60
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and infrastructure, disguised as "game hacks" or "free spins". The document body and embedded URLs strongly suggest a lure for users seeking in-game currency or cheats, leading them to potentially malicious sites. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lure indicate a phishing or scam attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9648

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.xyz/app/406889139/coin-master-spins-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacked-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rewards-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/install-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-using-lucky-patcher_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-find-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-no-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-links-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/www-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-you-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-unlimited-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-com-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-games-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/real-hack-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robuxglobalcom_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coinmaster-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-you-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-app_GM479516143.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
stream_003_off00004874.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4874 25164 bytes
SHA-256: 31d529c647b12d717f57ca0eb363dbcb86606426a56cf51a7e9ad350e4196792
font_01_sfnt_off000080cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x80CB 2944 bytes
SHA-256: e8dca988325d5b5adea380508eed68725fcb814536e93cd420f224b7166adc23
font_02_sfnt_off00008af6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8AF6 17884 bytes
SHA-256: f64f8d8cd546afe107dcd88d9ce91258665e3d619825ef5ba403a2abc0c27184