Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 23e19a43d3428a5f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.6 KB Created: 2021-07-05 11:10:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 0fcafa6588b1098e9414ada6649c818f SHA-1: 48bb8671cc4b3be6fcd53538d01f1c834887e971 SHA-256: 23e19a43d3428a5f614ccdeb08e2c516f4c0188705a77dae69f4a9a6e3af0811
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links disguised as generators or hacks for popular games, redirecting to malicious infrastructure. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for free game currency, likely leading to a phishing or scam site. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/bloxpage-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/fkrepository/repository/pubg-uc-discount_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/donwload-roblox-free-on-chrome_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/how-to-get-speed-hacks-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/fkrepository/repository/free-robux-generator-no-survey-no-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/roblox-hack-robuxian-secret-forum-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/adopte-me-hack-project-alpha-300-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/fkrepository/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-in-1-second_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/tiktok-free-view-jio-phone_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/coin-master-hack-lost-world-2021-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/fkrepository/repository/minecraft-games-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/fkrepository/repository/minecraft-java-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/como-conseguir-hacks-en-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/roblox-noob-costume-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/fkrepository/repository/how-can-i-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/roblox-redeem-card-codes-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/minecraft-for-free-on-phone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/fkrepository/repository/how-to-use-wurst_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/fkrepository/repository/free-robux-codes-no-verfacation_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/elibrary/repository/roblox-online-play-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibraryfk.unjani.ac.id/fkrepository/repository/free-robux-legit-2021-no-survey_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_off00003110.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3110 22224 bytes
SHA-256: 2f9db0717ed86d918ddf37590e3b695f59c9c5cd429db73c86248906eb632c30
font_01_sfnt_off0000626e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x626E 18968 bytes
SHA-256: 1b5123001528eb502e32e1473b5fef90b38f1688b53074051a1ff9b6b67f8f5e