Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 257fec43b242658a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.6 KB Created: 2021-05-16 15:32:18 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: a26dad7a3f9bcf3fc9c72cbf91305580 SHA-1: 2e5420535edbd509c7fe7d45418e9cd51388fd47 SHA-256: 257fec43b242658a7f1737aa7bf963fb0d3f6ea50b9468d050031298b73eef65
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as 'game hacks' or 'free generators'. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains references to these lures and the primary malicious URL. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9013

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/coin-master-free-stuff-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-apk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-sites_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-come_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spin-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-there-a-way-to-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/app-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-2021-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/haktuts-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-game-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/offers-to-get-free-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-crack-for-coin-master-currency_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-do-i-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/create-minecraft-server-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-free-hair-boy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-400-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-roblox_GM431946152.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_003_off00004ec0.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4EC0 28348 bytes
SHA-256: df178b68ba68ae5667c7c3240d0e0fa7974ff6b398925510b521fd44c5b6a2e9
font_01_sfnt_off00008f41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F41 2812 bytes
SHA-256: fc92a80cefddbcc51cb4ecd7284aa73b746cbd66adcf1d96110f0323ec06b51f
font_02_sfnt_off000098e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x98E2 17848 bytes
SHA-256: 49970788d519349fbd5ba6badf06c324563f4794a9a5c1e41d0627a31815ac32