Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 453537a6264cc835…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.8 KB Created: 2021-07-08 14:43:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: fdbc1b4d8f4bdd61f9e5846909e139d5 SHA-1: 6af460c57191eb3d20c173507f5fdb853b252950 SHA-256: 453537a6264cc835a01bcf1e2e778a035dc4a400fe80cd75205606befc7e1300
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a redirector lure, specifically advertising a "free generator / game hack". The embedded URL, http://netcdn.tw/app/835599320/tiktok-likes-for-free-game-hack, is identified as malicious infrastructure. The document body also contains this URL and other links related to game cheats and free currency, reinforcing the lure. While no scripts were extracted, the presence of malicious links and the lure strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt.

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/835599320/tiktok-likes-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-gift-card-codes-2021-feb_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/mcpe-optifine_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-jailbreak-cash-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-hack-no-survey-no-download-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-download-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-2021-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-link-in-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/quelqun-me-hack-sur-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-that-actually-works-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-there-a-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-match_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/facebook-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/adopt-me-roblox-cheat-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/freespins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-min2jakpus.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-offers_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
font_00_sfnt_off0000361c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x361C 23056 bytes
SHA-256: 3e38606219f8bfec7ab78c4f23266ec706d00aa8c0b214c67be12a7a18f0dbec
font_01_sfnt_off00006a30.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6A30 17972 bytes
SHA-256: 50ebf2481d5189b4bed3281846d3169682f7910ea26ca935f37559db8265641d