Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1be850eab1882576…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.1 KB Created: 2021-05-11 01:33:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 262cca2aeb4e64efb5ec3fa45175b536 SHA-1: 3e9fc1b61a33c55b8b60ab263df7d5486ac83a6d SHA-256: 1be850eab1882576962ca144512f682a2a6c41230047ce8d585837f53376ae52
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and SEO link farms, disguised as free game hacks and generators. The document body and embedded links suggest a lure to trick users into visiting these malicious sites, likely for further exploitation or credential harvesting. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/431946152/rbxfree-com-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/can-you-give-me-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/how-to-get-free-shields-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-robux-no-password_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/coin-master-hack-game-download-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-robux-microsoft_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/mcpe-master-hack-unlimited-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/freerobuxhack-us-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-robux-no-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/gold-card-coin-master-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/you-promised-my-son-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/coin-master-hack-apk-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-robux-easy-and-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/www-roblox-com-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/roblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-robux-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/hack-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.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_off000049ad.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x49AD 30204 bytes
SHA-256: 477fd437e406e3bf5c4a60fecc44702247893e34d9e38d78796f96d48d41c3e6
font_01_sfnt_off00008e59.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8E59 18276 bytes
SHA-256: 3458f47f0b0e4c5d178391a23bbf01d917f000ba7933fbc297d15d2e5240f022