Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 40b1498d1aa3d75f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.1 KB Created: 2021-07-06 09:59:54 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 9d868138e0c5eca902735a67a1eee747 SHA-1: ba2444650b0d02a51895b61905c2f9e6e3acb175 SHA-256: 40b1498d1aa3d75f9c67e1fa8ed2d7b115a6030f344483c96964d6d129ee48fc
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on them, promising free game currency or hacks. The primary link redirects to known malicious infrastructure, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lure suggest a potential for further malicious activity, such as downloading additional payloads or redirecting to credential harvesting pages.

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/free-coins-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/free-minecraft-skins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/free-robux-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/how-to-get-robux-without-paying_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/freed-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/free-for-mobile-24-com-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/free-ways-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/descargar-hack-de-roblox-para-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/minecraft-pe-016-0-apk-download-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/get-free-robux-without-downloading-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/coin-master-no-download-app-but-play-for-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/bux-life-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/how-to-use-scripts-in-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/free-minecraft-skins-xbox-one_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/tiktok-free-open_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/free-robux-that-actually-works_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/minecraft-login-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/hey-google-how-do-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan62.smkn62-jkt.sch.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-download-hack_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_off00003481.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3481 22844 bytes
SHA-256: 6213489c537d1bc93e21afa28c473ced11c3e6e7ce3d8f81e734043bfc4abd0e
font_01_sfnt_off00006787.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6787 17996 bytes
SHA-256: db592684bbdaaeb7647633841870edbd5981f70e843d3403859f62ceb8e0c83d