Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4c9b2688ba987aca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.5 KB Created: 2021-05-15 13:06:46 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 00d232defe46b054b5cb2ee3e8bc781d SHA-1: 1115a0a86a8cbfb8cae1497250468763df10e257 SHA-256: 4c9b2688ba987aca2d8c22e5bf18b01d94a0e18a07a8d42ca9f85b7055a6d4da
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting game hacks and generators. The heuristic firings indicate that the document is designed to lure users into clicking these links, which is a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the embedded links and the ML classifier's high confidence suggest a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/coin-master-village-3-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-unlimited-spin-and-coin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/blox-land-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/can-i-get-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-pro_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-for-chromebook-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/todays-free-spin-and-coin-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-clothing-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/weird-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-not-a-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/are-robux-generators-safe_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-update-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/mosttechs-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-without-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-without-human-verification_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_off00004c2a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C2A 29144 bytes
SHA-256: d685522d2c1292a12dbdb2b1afcbfe7ea4ed2bbffcc6398a3d8b6c702cf0a734
font_01_sfnt_off000087e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x87E0 18216 bytes
SHA-256: e4b3d80eb6ba556054a8e812f3974da6467218e1eebf61316c05bc87faaf3273