Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 57d3d848454b8624…

MALICIOUS

PDF

32.4 KB Created: 2021-06-19 02:30:01 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 014c0cd5ea68e8c21c9d67ee2c1d840e SHA-1: 377d065f7838dda786fc0276811f22be59bd4180 SHA-256: 57d3d848454b8624bffacdcb6f7996a6a1ded0cc028e49d54ffd524793b395c2
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a lure of game hacks and free currency to entice users into clicking malicious links. The primary link redirects to a known malicious domain, and the document body contains numerous other links to SEO-farmed PDFs, likely part of a larger phishing or malware distribution scheme. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded links strongly indicate a social engineering attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9824

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.co/app/431946152/hack-robux-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-do-you-hack-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/codes-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-tiktok-fans_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-robux-fast-2021-no-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-counter-blox-hack-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-2021-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-hats-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/rbx-place-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/minecraft-for-laptop-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/did-someone-hack-john-doe-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-change-your-roblox-username-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/hack-de-roblox-adopt-me_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/hack-to-send-gold-cards-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-blob-simualtor-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/roblox-hack-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-accounts-dantdm_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_off00002a6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2A6F 21380 bytes
SHA-256: c59a3bc17b0ff4405770256b58516f09abd4124775ce3ae53f94f46e955177bd
font_01_sfnt_off0000592e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x592E 19124 bytes
SHA-256: af77b6b8153e1832c5efaff6712364c04c1dd45c9e9ccf844d82674581f7f50b