Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52c35878b08c01a1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.7 KB Created: 2021-07-04 04:15:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 26fc305d349d5a3861e30bd350e23ee9 SHA-1: 9569da063e9f62e0c320b445158b8a2948eaeb05 SHA-256: 52c35878b08c01a10400c9e1cc2e6dd30792bc466a12c020a91cf3a8e76261df
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising free game hacks and generators. The heuristic firings indicate that the PDF is designed to lure users into clicking these links, likely as part of a phishing or malware distribution scheme. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the links and the lure suggest a potential for further malicious activity upon user interaction.

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/479516143/free-op-minecraft-servers-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-i-use-free-models-on-my-roblox-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-attack-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-para-poder-hackear-en-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9-download-free-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2021-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-give-pass_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-legendary-swords-rpg-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-or-download-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/cheat-engine-trainers-for-roblox-list_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/all-roblox-commands-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-roblox-being-hacked-right-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-apex-spice_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/muscle-roblox-manequin-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bux-life-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-promo-code-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/microsoft-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-clothes-and-hair_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stikomyogyakarta.ac.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nezi-plays-roblox-building-hacks_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_off000031e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31E4 21900 bytes
SHA-256: cd18c183b671abcc6763f05dd229e570f8b8e140b334a8be4c574fef05627a1a
font_01_sfnt_off00006159.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6159 18148 bytes
SHA-256: 09b378257ae92cafd0d3c1f5f7a36903dc8b82a48bbd3e05dc40a1258008c31b