Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4aa838ccf6e347ec…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.4 KB Created: 2021-05-10 21:05:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 86ab90cf6f1bafb3b625d2399166106b SHA-1: f022d9d1e1b52b9e677d8c6dd7ebd9d99a5eadcd SHA-256: 4aa838ccf6e347ecfeab4cd4ce0c42bddbbffda9aab706ad930cb5866dba4aa7
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically targeting users with lures related to game hacks and free spins. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains similar URLs and text suggesting a phishing or scam attempt. No scripts were extracted, but the primary attack vector appears to be social engineering via deceptive links.

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/links-for-free-spins-for-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-cards-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hacks-for-2b2t_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-game-free-spin-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-free-gift-card-org-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-2021-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-gold-cards-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-adopt-me-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-fun-com-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/no-human-verification-hack-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-outfits-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/promo-codes-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hack-app_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-do-we-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-apk-download-free-11-055_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsalahsan.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-without-verification-2021_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_off00004e68.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4E68 26344 bytes
SHA-256: 537b67322002876e61c7f3b2f37a9ba0a21484d670cc67962e4ef08ec2c97e97
font_01_sfnt_off00008c52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8C52 18056 bytes
SHA-256: 09cd9e464d76e3a3385f879857787e36dec082617c88c9984b9580abc08ffa43