Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 239ce6b6bb1db897…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.8 KB Created: 2021-06-03 08:01:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: a016a370cc8b2b09c9163a6d3706f81f SHA-1: be2158c0ea82e90a1b74df63a2ec7f5c081e6fa7 SHA-256: 239ce6b6bb1db89716e67479ccb9ac815555d6a6204e9e0473a3848c22cd043d
260 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on what appear to be game-related hacks or generators. These links redirect to known malicious infrastructure, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. The document body and embedded links strongly suggest a social engineering tactic to drive traffic to potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9769

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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.online/app/406889139/free-spins-on-coin-master-link-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/bloxland-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/hack-game-plus-com-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/how-to-get-free-coins-on-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/free-robux-just-enter-username-and-password_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/coin-master-free-daily-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/card-hack-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/roblox-report-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/coin-master-hack-unlimited-spins-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/hack-coin-master-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/free-robux-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/coin-master-hack-without-root_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/is-there-any-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/coin-master-mod_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/pubg-uc-or-codashop_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/robux-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.sman1berau.sch.id/repository/free-minecraft-accounts-reddit_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_004_off00005293.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5293 24736 bytes
SHA-256: 2cdebab7001a439c3129fb21b6fbec5cd028b271af797969bcf035730ac7b15e
font_01_sfnt_off00008b23.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8B23 2840 bytes
SHA-256: 30dce2b9c1950da345d7fed8f00c38887adfa2f2ddecc31775af2315e819ac37
font_02_sfnt_off000094d6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x94D6 18056 bytes
SHA-256: 892ebf3b86ae534fd3f474e2c239da2a9bb4dc91f8225dc09222a78aadec1336