Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4aa66782f6109f56…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.7 KB Created: 2021-05-10 16:06:59 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: d5d1beb06d991cda8c735cc2bee21cdc SHA-1: c823cd1e1a54b58ea5621f75a0b72f073598cea7 SHA-256: 4aa66782f6109f56c52e34bcfa493cf99e2870805b450639fd42c8b997a02188
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for linking to a malicious redirector disguised as a game hack generator. The document body and embedded links reinforce this lure, directing users to the malicious URL. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the malicious redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/431946152/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-surveys-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-stuff-that-cost-coins-free-mpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-april-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-spin-link-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/minecraft-for-chromebook-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-spin-daily-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/how-to-use-scripts-in-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/free-robux-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-java-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/100-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/robuxhub-net_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/static-moonactive_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/free-robux-with-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/games-that-can-be-hacked_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-official-page_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpustakaan.stifar.ac.id/repository/ro-ghoul-script_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_003_off00004b40.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4B40 23872 bytes
SHA-256: 6eefe82f0b3f087b21d726eb554aedbfb24c4b238f81d47576eae7080a0066a3
font_01_sfnt_off000081c3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x81C3 19156 bytes
SHA-256: b23a4dbd5b2cf0eeb4dbb5626642de4de2979fce29ecd3df28c5d1ef95471ce4