Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4de3844e982ef9d1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.1 KB Created: 2021-06-03 12:44:26 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 660b7bf2590817bd2d313f446e7ae12a SHA-1: 95182db620d376deddb45d2fc373d6e2654d62ec SHA-256: 4de3844e982ef9d1c712c57db0f9b1c6b7193142435439b5094186e13d85f9cb
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting game hacks and generators. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the lure to download potentially malicious content. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly indicate a phishing or social engineering attack aimed at tricking users into visiting malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.online/app/406889139/coin-master-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/real-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/rewards-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-java-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-ml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/coin-master-raid-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-promo-codes-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id//repository/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server-for-free-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id//repository/is-minecraft-earth-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/how-to-become-a-hacker-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id//repository/hack-master-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/pokemon-go-free-remote-raid-pass-january-2021_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id//repository/roblox-hacks-for-mac_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/roblox-data-breach_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id//repository/coin-master-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/20210-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-skins-girl_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-apk-download-latest-version_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/coin-master-latest-version-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.ftk.uinib.ac.id/repository/coin-master-claim-spins_GM406889139.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_004_off0000513c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x513C 24976 bytes
SHA-256: 16f847188c388a186171f0b24163617c587a2949cb716c4e4b765ac0353ccdb7
font_01_sfnt_off00008a40.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A40 18124 bytes
SHA-256: 5249e296d4e98cbf63458d60065d08f788638b222f85d6c58d160e1a36990528