Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 40e322d12abcd6a2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.2 KB Created: 2021-06-11 04:43:23 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 562d022802b4f092aec3289d92846722 SHA-1: f1400045f9cd62bde84e99576af59d23991d2b78 SHA-256: 40e322d12abcd6a261a8b1e21666e2bfdda8d3fe02e9a2295e755ccd0e5edf21
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically promoting 'game hacks' and 'free generators' to lure users. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were directly extracted, the embedded links and the nature of the lure suggest an attempt to redirect users to a site that likely hosts further malicious content or exploits.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.tw/app/431946152/what-is-roblox-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb/repository/free-coin-master-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/minecraft-hacks-list_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb/repository/rbx-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb/repository/coin-master-fan-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/free-coins-for-coin-master-blogger_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb/repository/tiktok-free-view-30_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/coin-master-hack-xyz-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-25_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/rblx-city-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/coin-master-village-cost_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb/repository/coin-master-hack-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb/repository/earn-free-robux-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb/repository/play-games-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb//repository/pokemon-go-free-key_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.feb.unila.ac.id/rfeb/repository/how-to-get-free-skinss-in-roblox_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_004_off00005381.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5381 24876 bytes
SHA-256: 503449ca68ffc14b9b7f8adc437cf359129981af7a76d7982e9ab8d14a7692e8
font_01_sfnt_off00008cc5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CC5 18648 bytes
SHA-256: f2cf83b19d62747b9927f27225ef862fd2b33bbed174865ee336c99f0800bb4b