Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4ef5e8da8b9d2b97…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.2 KB Created: 2021-07-07 19:32:50 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 6bd4eb5bf526c4aa1b91352eed361b0d SHA-1: 90a3748c3aed204545a21ca8c0cb533aba98685a SHA-256: 4ef5e8da8b9d2b97b0a421daf05b605e53b0208358c4bb625ef824063ba5ad00
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links, including one that redirects to known malicious infrastructure. The document body and heuristics suggest a lure for game-related cheats or hacks, likely to trick users into downloading malware or visiting phishing sites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded links strongly indicate a malicious redirection workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • 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/406889139/free-spin-hack-coin-master-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-studio-download-free-for-ipad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-roblox-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-into-peoples-roblox-account-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-online-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-pc-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-items-from-games-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-unlimited-spin-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-fast-and-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-coin-master-apk-mod_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coins-link-march-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-60-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/jailbreak-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-links-to-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master--hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-buy-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-link-in-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1batam.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-and-spins-2021_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
font_00_sfnt_off00003348.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3348 22400 bytes
SHA-256: d9258209587024ded6c29f453d50f7a9cac1da93ec14f1bbf1316c6032d9436d
font_01_sfnt_off0000655e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x655E 18748 bytes
SHA-256: 7df8ab728cdded3f8099f37aff2fc644c0b56c156b14cd18fe44a93e03dbf9eb