Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4175261c2e8744a2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.9 KB Created: 2021-07-04 09:36:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 2e18842a9d1e15abdd6c2e4d03d5adad SHA-1: 5b678d6285a338b14e9d8b2a5248b550cc3efdf3 SHA-256: 4175261c2e8744a2fb1e5717788d8050d98709959cfb467d8e077cc548b79d85
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links designed to lure users to external sites, including a known malicious redirector. The document body and embedded links suggest a scam related to game hacks and in-game currency. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and link farm indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

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/mcpe-master-hack-coins-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/roblox-login-and-play-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/freerobux-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/filtered15zip-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/cheat-roblox-avoir-de-largent_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/youtube-roblox-hack-by-ropanther_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-trading-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-without-sign-in-or-login_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-accesoirs_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/hack-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-a-gold-chain-for-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/jjsploit-v2-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-bonus_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/robux-hack-2021-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/how-to-download-roblox-hack-apk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/wil-they-cheat-roblox-thumbnail_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/roblox-report-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-piano-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opac.akafarma-aceh.ac.id/repository/roblox-stylish-animation-pack-free_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_off0000325e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x325E 22976 bytes
SHA-256: 040b1357954c5686258609c310ea48e8783c1f57d860cbf4019f070396eb7075
font_01_sfnt_off000065e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x65E5 18180 bytes
SHA-256: 92faf3057dda85b96eed63f8c940eae00c44c914698dadd2c1d3c54ade9dde20