Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3bf92fc436944335…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.6 KB Created: 2021-07-06 04:00:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 6cc80ebe9538fb8680fb50f6ffa573fd SHA-1: c81c01e75d91e357c87a79edddabd9dc5ff26151 SHA-256: 3bf92fc436944335798436aee7ff7e37a6cab854d09f4d1a20b28132d27484dc
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including one pointing to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, designed to lure users with promises of game hacks and free currency. The document body and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely to deliver a second-stage payload or lead to credential harvesting. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the malicious redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-iphone-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/free-coin-master-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/how-to-get-a-free-dominus-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/coin-master-spin-pattern_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/how-to-get-free-items-in-roblox-camping-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-and-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/cheat-dungeon-quest-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/easy-free-robux-from-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-online-roblox-robux-generator-no-human_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-robux-just-with-email_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/krnl-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib//repository/minecraft-free-download-linux_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/rbx-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/how-to-hack-in-arsenal_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/how-to-hack-one-death-run-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/easiest-way-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/minecraft-hacks-ps4_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/roblox-cheat-codes-shift_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/free-minecraft-server-hosting-with-plugins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pt-yogyakarta.go.id/lib/repository/coin-master-free-spins-2021-ios_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_off0000321b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x321B 23324 bytes
SHA-256: 8f4a3516a6fa72314001f90b9ab6261885748386db0cba4533f275a951bb2c26
font_01_sfnt_off000066d4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x66D4 18912 bytes
SHA-256: ed7734439a816b2bd891e5f24a4801f1123b0357f1ab5ccb15a9d60073fcd78d