Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4da71fbdab9704a1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-07-05 17:02:57 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 594571f2211ee492f93cb35d3946a50a SHA-1: 2249178791043f0ce719340003217c1fd7d4227f SHA-256: 4da71fbdab9704a11f8d98e0f8e77691721a3e2b68e61ffb5b76030a0dc31332
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a prominent link disguised as a 'free generator / game hack' lure, which redirects to known malicious infrastructure. The document body and heuristics confirm the intent to trick users into visiting a potentially harmful URL. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/how-do-u-get-free-robux-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox40com-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/ways-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/spinuri-gratis-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-100-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-bedrock-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-skins-pe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-pe-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-app-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-online-unblocked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/cheats-roblox-survivor_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/corn-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-app-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/pastebin-free-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-gear_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-play-now-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/cute-free-roblox-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-tiktok-followers-instantly_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-apk-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.min6bandarlampung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-in-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
font_00_sfnt_off00003421.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3421 21984 bytes
SHA-256: c753f3a9de3d60686986ca2c9c4530007abbc06efe1b4daf1c496ea3c13d5324
font_01_sfnt_off000064cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64CB 19556 bytes
SHA-256: ee909949778bcc1eaeaae663f07e5a0770d7aed4eef67476ef7171e54895eba2