Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 17f3213d28745fb4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.0 KB Created: 2021-05-17 18:07:01 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 084ba182270d4cce7ccb698619dd0c99 SHA-1: 8d6a96c431ab4c6ccb172667c32a606e9c1b8f37 SHA-256: 17f3213d28745fb4207221dc898bd2639a02f27922998cb5cb199c2d12be3cad
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting "free generator / game hack" lures. The document body and extracted URLs suggest a phishing or scam attempt designed to trick users into visiting malicious sites. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious redirector links and the lure content strongly indicate a malicious intent.

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/free-spins-coin-master-links-no-human-verification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-master-spins-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-ad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-software_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/earn-robux-today-earn-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-scams_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-printable-roblox-images_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/sites-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coinmaster-gps-user-review-coinmaster-coin-master-hack-pagedemo-index_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/microsoft-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-codes-2021-not-used_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/como-sacar-buen-puntaje-en-juego-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/corn-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-links-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-tips_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.madhpku.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-change-your-name-in-roblox-for-free_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_003_off00004f58.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4F58 26308 bytes
SHA-256: 85fe3205ea72899fed588842007059b4080cf0091b26a0e99b9eba61910c9195
font_01_sfnt_off00008d1d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8D1D 18588 bytes
SHA-256: 5a08ca623146824177ccf371c197f16efef4c40a95708a9224bf5d86e8191d65