Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3c4dbf3fcf9c5c81…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.7 KB Created: 2021-05-11 04:01:09 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 48511e05af421cf0d69dd0ff631a2f42 SHA-1: 2db3b3ce43f1910934009036e8c7bbf74636179b SHA-256: 3c4dbf3fcf9c5c81371e9b7fbc2f765e72b1c9aaa7e7a0250a6a14f540553fc7
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, masquerading as a "free generator / game hack". The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely delivered as a spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8948

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/431946152/microsoft-free-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-it-possible-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/blogspot-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-robux-generator-tool_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/woman-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/flame-gg-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-no-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-official-fan-page_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-jailbreak-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin-master-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-gift-card-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/can-you-host-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning-mtsn35.net/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-drop-master-free_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
stream_003_off00004ad7.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4AD7 28048 bytes
SHA-256: 7a86c76046c1b18495b75125eefbb2d1314d27c026e9f5748efa7c8b831ed982
font_01_sfnt_off000089d2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x89D2 2824 bytes
SHA-256: 94c1b019735d7e491765340abe50b2897410e2ec65ecf141c08bd9f2220897c4
font_02_sfnt_off00009380.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9380 18436 bytes
SHA-256: fc8058b2753a804d67589ad9e7736472a77fa92b8b7356ad3bc1ab00ed4087a5