Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4bde37bf05ea96a4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.1 KB Created: 2021-07-06 00:46:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 5b0e9e7742c4a48d142d442710e0fd05 SHA-1: 3518c22b8b87a624844175db8a15da0cb6bd027c SHA-256: 4bde37bf05ea96a42e766bf0d9c87dbc75e85a19e0d7ef3d8b9dd9aa54ddc5c3
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including one to a known malicious redirector at http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/how-do-you-hack-minecraft-game-hack, and a large number of SEO-optimized links pointing to game-related hacks. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for game cheats and currency, suggesting the intent is to drive traffic to potentially malicious sites that may host malware or phishing content. No scripts were extracted, but the overall structure and link distribution strongly suggest a malicious campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/479516143/how-do-you-hack-minecraft-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-any-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-hack-2021-unpatched_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-with-inspect-element_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-for-flip-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-trader_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-anti-bot-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-can-i-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-dinosaur-simulator-dna-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux-now-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-apk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-roblox-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-reddit_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-downloading-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.man1tapteng.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-the-chat-roblox-no-download_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_off00002f9f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2F9F 22472 bytes
SHA-256: c8e525d50fb0dd6e9a769cb0f43209d0067e711b35e2b783e02d3356d1690093
font_01_sfnt_off00006104.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6104 18804 bytes
SHA-256: 12a5592d1a5b4d5f1871214198de719998814125497f597bc50e969619909f04