Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1efff96af8dfc8d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.6 KB Created: 2021-07-06 19:20:50 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 2299f4ed1f0e65fd0559b0926c2e620b SHA-1: 4ad6b90e61dcd8846334c23b307f3bccdd18bc93 SHA-256: 1efff96af8dfc8d9dd295e847d62515601beeb2b9c582e88926f4038f419917e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to redirector domains, masquerading as 'game hacks' or 'free generators' to lure users. The primary redirector, http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-phone-game-hack, is flagged as malicious. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest a common pattern of using such documents to redirect users to malicious websites, potentially for further exploitation or malware delivery.

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/479516143/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-phone-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-without-sever_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/how-to-insert-scripts-on-roblox-with-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/how-get-free-stuff-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/claim-free-robux-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/robux-club-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-hack-lumber-tycoon-2-money_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-download-or-email_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/howto-wall-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-robux-hack-no-survey-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/how-to-make-shirt-in-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-stuff-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-today-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-jailbreak-speed-hack-update-codes-2021-yasser-gamingyt_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-hack-us-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/cheat-rocket-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-stuff-on-roblox-mobile-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/icloud-the-cheating-app-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.antropologi.fisip.unand.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-buzz_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
font_00_sfnt_off0000338b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x338B 21984 bytes
SHA-256: 4ca5d86738c594ab026860ee22ebbaefb118edc4eaac74937459e9bea6e5cebb
font_01_sfnt_off00006429.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6429 18484 bytes
SHA-256: 487100d73f6d1c6bb9027b4b0f8fffe0540623d8809bb1f7b8366124ba2b3e2a