Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3a45648bb79e81a4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.9 KB Created: 2021-07-04 04:09:06 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 2be4d587a08b689daaabd3cfe518c387 SHA-1: 5e812ea412d0e4acf199f67f242af8a9ead2bed8 SHA-256: 3a45648bb79e81a4d69f0ff2b76d4f023d370dbd556139bbcbbd94c312c9b0eb
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirect lure, pointing to a known malicious redirector. The document body explicitly contains the URL and text related to downloading free spins or hacks, indicating a social engineering attempt to trick users into visiting a potentially harmful site. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URL is the primary indicator of compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/406889139/download-coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-today-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-got-talent-piano-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux-gg_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-logo-maker-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/haktuts-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-premium_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hack-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-how-to-get-free-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-any-roblox-account-with-their-roblosecurity_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-hack-generator-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-create-a-shirt-in-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pe-mod-menu_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-vehicle-speed-hack-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-coins-on-tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/blox-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-free-clothes-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-without-human-verification-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elma.mtsn10jakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-redeem-codes-11-2-16_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
stream_002_off00003395.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3395 22492 bytes
SHA-256: a325a8bbfe0fa12bbbc3edfca3f75ce4ef65d738e80287c595971f7f06520e05
font_01_sfnt_off000065c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x65C4 19504 bytes
SHA-256: 95988c68448a1ca754540d0d2f4ef0d2771c8f39fe215f992d1da7c8ae6d62cf