Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44afe6bfcc0f02f5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

226.7 KB Created: 2021-07-06 00:42:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 8f9aca6a4eb757489d95663f06ab3193 SHA-1: 73843ef2cce2166a1f58c715f2befa27f5734328 SHA-256: 44afe6bfcc0f02f5a26cfaab0ef1e64aace84106d45336a4cf26e9c033c07bf0
124 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document uses a lure related to game hacks to entice users to click on links. Several heuristics indicate that these links lead to malicious redirectors. The document body contains obfuscated text and a URL that appears to be the primary lure, suggesting an attempt to drive users to malicious infrastructure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.0991

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.
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PDFSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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/1094591345/pokemon-go-hack-version-free-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/roblox-games-that-promise-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/minecraft-mod-updater_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/how-to-make-a-modded-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/roblox-number-censorship-cheat_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/theme-park-tycoon-cheat-mode-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/can-you-play-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/free-robux-banned_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/how-to-become-pubg-uc-seller_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/how-to-hack-someone-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/how-to-get-free-bc-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/bux-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/cheat-sur-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/how-to-get-your-hacked-account-back-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/coin-master-cheats-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/free-robux-group-payouts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/download-minecraft-bedrock_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/free-spins-and-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/free-robux-without-downloading-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/link-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_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
stream_023_off00032264.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x32264 25576 bytes
SHA-256: bcdf8b7ff6991b17e69eb29dd91dbcb8443992744cc8da571df97404a88da15e
font_01_sfnt_off00035e56.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x35E56 19192 bytes
SHA-256: a4342f25d538b67a227be5816c40b99ebe195b0f551a636ea54661e04f8d793f