Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3485542a5a7cff91…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.1 KB Created: 2021-06-03 11:17:40 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 5e8c0bc1b7761c40c060def52b56ac54 SHA-1: 3ac3a2fef653dd2413537151c20eeda61dabc6e4 SHA-256: 3485542a5a7cff919eee91a4abbfcc5344b2ed64c4667067f190530aec5bb940
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded URLs that lead to a known malicious redirector, disguised as a "free generator / game hack" lure. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to these lures and the malicious URL. The presence of these links and the ML classifier firing strongly indicate a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9769

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.
  • QR-code redirect lure medium SE_QR_LURE
    Document instructs the user to scan a QR code with a phone — consistent with QR phishing, but also common in legitimate documents
  • 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/create-minecraft-server-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ways-to-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-computer_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rewards-roblox-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-into-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/moonactive-coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/links-to-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hacks-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/op-rewards-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-at-all_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bit-ly-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rewards-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-prison-life-hack_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_004_off00005479.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5479 25132 bytes
SHA-256: 6dfd2909cbbdeb58594f532a9b0a4b4d2584851ba3d1cc684ea7e49833e5576e
font_01_sfnt_off00008d9f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8D9F 2824 bytes
SHA-256: 61b3a573627d4f03d30684157e1627da3b4499cefab0fdf17b45999135b0250b
font_02_sfnt_off00009746.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9746 17684 bytes
SHA-256: 739dfd09c5bedc98bb46a6c5718dfc06afa6391c84dc1b066bb71172f329b46c