Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 586ab182357835d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.0 KB Created: 2021-06-03 11:17:01 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 2d4cf9f6eda3a70992f4fcb51c068c11 SHA-1: 3e391cdbd4096b3db96bc9a07b2eb41d4189ede1 SHA-256: 586ab182357835d996cf0b73cf3dcac1ebb783a985e9649837a5134c0c521841
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting game hacks and cheats. The heuristic firings indicate the PDF is designed to lure users into clicking these links, likely leading to further malicious content or downloads. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest an attempt to exploit user interest in free in-game items to compromise their systems.

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/mcpe-master-hack-coins-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-apple_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/free-clothing-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/coin-master-pro-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/games-on-roblox-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/coin-master-hack-ios-reddit_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/coin-master-free-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/robux-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/coin-master-free-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/coin-master-jackpot-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/free-coins-for-coin-master-blogger_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/free-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/minecraft-modded-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/free-spins-on-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/what-games-on-roblox-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/free-minecraft-java-edition_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/free-robux-youtube_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan-pelita.sdnpercobaan2yogyakarta.com/repository/classic-minecraft-net-hacks_GM479516143.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_off0000520c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x520C 25472 bytes
SHA-256: 5bc09eb6e68d7f48f61f6ac28f7d76af1d297e5ddcd603e22ef4fdd0cffd7d89
font_01_sfnt_off00008a59.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A59 17892 bytes
SHA-256: 0c63e033d5ffe887ffec85b5cafaf72e8c864209b86636c790ff2846ce341ff6