Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4de45fe24c0f08b5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.6 KB Created: 2021-07-04 12:32:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: e12b4fafd289d8988a9093d46ff515d7 SHA-1: 70b6cefa875ee7a87053e0d6541636ac84123ba0 SHA-256: 4de45fe24c0f08b5922ac553616e68e59698b1329f5baa301916d98f4815cc24
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on what appear to be game hacks or generators. These links redirect to malicious infrastructure, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of numerous SEO-optimized PDF links suggests a link farm designed to distribute malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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/roblox-sued-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/all-apocalypse-rising-cheats-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/how-to-hack-your-password-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/free-robux-genderator-roblxo-2021-no-downlaod-working_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/minecraft-cheat-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/hacks-for-roblox-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/how-to-generate-free-coin-master-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/optifine-minecraft-pe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/how-to-hack-oney-on-ud-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/mad-city-unlimited-money-hack-roblox-2-26-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-with-a-code_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/free-robux-no-subscription_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/free-robux-without-phone-number_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/coin-master-hack-unlimited-spins-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/main/repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-app-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/csgo-hacks-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/pokemon-go-free-3d-model_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/hack-para-jailbreak-roblox-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/ciawi/repository/free-robux-zethp_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/coin-master-100-spin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lib.bppsdmp.pertanian.go.id/kupang/repository/minecraft-free-play-no-download_GM479516143.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_off00003040.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3040 22620 bytes
SHA-256: 65d01686001b2b3a5875c6c7a6e3684e61b814f99694b35ef0669a94b9a746a8
font_01_sfnt_off000062ee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x62EE 18800 bytes
SHA-256: 9a05e7e1c0614708cb8466c7377e7c090789c3e14fdc8fef9f4b71d9e6d69369