Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4e8fac2468e6dd9a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.9 KB Created: 2021-06-03 23:05:58 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: d9a83341755d6dd2f1735e284b9d2d15 SHA-1: 6a66d7a7ef1ef481a16c2443a15ede1950a27c60 SHA-256: 4e8fac2468e6dd9aff68082997930d8e4b1e8aa4ef1a3450d4f1f5f5fa1025b3
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically promoting a 'free generator / game hack'. The document body and embedded heuristics indicate a lure to trick users into clicking these links, likely leading to further malicious content or exploits. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

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/unlimited-spin-coin-master-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/best-way-to-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/roblox-install-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/minecraft-114-4-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/mcpe-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/como-hackear-el-juego-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-whatsapp-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/robuxy-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/mcpe-master-hack-unlimited-coins-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-online-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-spin-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/earn-free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-link-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/free-robux-2021-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/how-can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/is-minecraft-earth-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/pubg-uc-number_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-pps.unja.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-gold-cards_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_off00004f44.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4F44 24888 bytes
SHA-256: 86d4e921904ab1a6eca2127763b08d960cf21cce432c6333564d4a7d2bf9ef2a
font_01_sfnt_off00008810.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8810 18584 bytes
SHA-256: ae98b113e243a6dee09af4228d4dcf65a32797416eb214c6eaedfd928d742d84