Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 49a5432be1767e11…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.2 KB Created: 2021-05-11 07:06:09 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 202ca4de4e8a955f91b02b92b7f8ca0b SHA-1: 5a49f803769bf1377333225138059f5f7ebda7f5 SHA-256: 49a5432be1767e113450fd8ad7b4999c3d641b44ae0b280346c7728953a07205
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, disguised as game hacks and generators. The primary URL, 'https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-survival-hacks-game-hack', is identified as a malicious redirector. The document's content and heuristics strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt to lure users to malicious sites, likely for further malware delivery or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9432

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.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-survival-hacks-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-food-for-pet_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-2021-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-tuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-cards-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-earn_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-online-hack-tool_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-play-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-ps4-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-apk-hack-3527_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-with-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux-without-doing-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-version-coin-master-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1wonogiri.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004e29.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4E29 25948 bytes
SHA-256: 74f25ea554ede3dddc2b7b2318deccff59efb1d2fed8e31f31f483f89fd1e638
font_01_sfnt_off00008937.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8937 2856 bytes
SHA-256: 8c5d9bcb386d88c7f99323d8d482e46ea21dea038a5b842744dd5d39b26b2c44
font_02_sfnt_off0000930d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x930D 18064 bytes
SHA-256: b356890df1a237005749e25630c39dae3f7a9062fb148157208e134e16779e55