Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 54040ff5dd9e7823…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.8 KB Created: 2021-05-11 05:33:18 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 211da2b28e1dd42a6e23b3fad3d4423f SHA-1: 39a91d75eb49b4d9307a44d84270bc91dbf1bd50 SHA-256: 54040ff5dd9e7823948301bda94310995f0a3d47a1e5d05f3e51fc04bc5aba7e
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 "free generator / game hack" lures. The document body and heuristics indicate a clear intent to trick users into visiting these malicious URLs, likely as part of a phishing or scam campaign. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links is sufficient evidence of malicious intent.

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/free-coins-coin-master-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hacker-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/krnl-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-bedrock-server-hosting-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-verification-at-all_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-windows-10-key-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-apk-hacked-3526_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-education-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pe-hack-client-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-mod-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hey-google-how-do-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-images_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-account_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification-or-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-roblox-money_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://class.maniclotim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-adopt-me-free-pets_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
stream_003_off00005042.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5042 28376 bytes
SHA-256: 96db3244aa7153fce96e2466a012feb11beeaa5c80f80b1453b858e0047c2cfa
font_01_sfnt_off00008e75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8E75 17880 bytes
SHA-256: d4b290fbe96f806a63e53895600235ad07ee700a50234ed47d5e5eeda0b1e0de