Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 31cde8af19b0ba50…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.9 KB Created: 2021-06-03 23:03:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 94b810e0a29a68eec6e5ab27243f6945 SHA-1: c7655f738a0d188733e35647c6f22b6e56312531 SHA-256: 31cde8af19b0ba50b6a25927d886b3aa7773f160828fa7561d68ad0006b4d6f7
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a redirector lure related to game hacks, pointing to a specific URL. Additional heuristics indicate a malicious redirector and a general ML classification of maliciousness. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to the same URL, reinforcing the lure. The presence of embedded fonts suggests potential obfuscation or exploitation techniques, aligning with client execution methods.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) or Microsoft license-boilerplate documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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/479516143/minecraft-hacked-client-18-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-daily-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/robux-codes-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-tiktok-followers-without-human-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/free-400-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hacks-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/coin-master-cheats-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-please_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/haktuts-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/dominus-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/roblox-bloxburg-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/try-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/appsmobinfo-coinmasterhack-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-minecraft-coins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-download-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.stikessuakainsan.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hack-lost-world-2021_GM406889139.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_off000056b5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x56B5 26376 bytes
SHA-256: a5ccdf64d157aaedcdef2ac0f8906239b4b5d4c8b77046687e049618581cf108
font_01_sfnt_off00009109.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9109 18304 bytes
SHA-256: c8fbb75313d9d561d6d1d63cb789410617c0eb786f7c880776acd915970a91c0