Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3189ef78fc589106…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.5 KB Created: 2021-05-15 04:00:15 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 4fc70a75d84abd2f6ae833c1f324241b SHA-1: ef14a0adf01e9261c5f68e2e46ff25ebb5b56f60 SHA-256: 3189ef78fc58910613f58eb43fa97cd31d8b281d47b007b0594ec62d1c424143
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains critical heuristic firings indicating it links to known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically a URL associated with 'game hacks'. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to this URL and appears to be generated by wkhtmltopdf. The primary attack vector is likely a phishing lure, directing users to a potentially harmful site.

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/479516143/game-toolbox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-promo-codes-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/cute-free-roblox-outfits_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-world-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coinmaster-gps-user-review-coinmaster-coin-master-hack-pagedemo-index_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-apk-free-download-016-0_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-classic-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-code-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-game-pack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/no-scam-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-firebird-card-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-free-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-xyz-download-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-100-spin-slot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-someones-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-whatsapp-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/sites-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/games-like-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-tools_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/como-hackear-coin-master-sin-verificacion-humana_GM406889139.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
font_00_sfnt_off00004ff7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4FF7 28440 bytes
SHA-256: a53a90990b38218b9ecfddc4b9ef6b85a3acb0b71d795cf8494a62df29db3b16
font_01_sfnt_off00008e1a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8E1A 2840 bytes
SHA-256: 3fb127b764b9d10f5525bc4de5ec8316de704409ccb0cf21cff3ad8a30d11676
font_02_sfnt_off000097cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x97CC 18188 bytes
SHA-256: cc5ae47c5e11d0f88656729761c41b71782f27a7f5283d48097ca54d7cfe7015