Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5d0977a5da3d726a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.8 KB Created: 2021-05-12 05:08:08 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 5da38991383eb0c56631d7395703e367 SHA-1: 2df0e3f1e9f39013b7a6e84e52a8552d6a955a26 SHA-256: 5d0977a5da3d726a666dd9729063d7b14f7c957d722e4903946e495ec5707555
260 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirectors and SEO-optimized PDF files, masquerading as game hacks and free account generators. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains a URL that aligns with the heuristic findings of malicious redirector infrastructure. The presence of a 'password-protected archive' lure suggests the document is intended to facilitate the download of a malicious payload, likely after the user is tricked into navigating through the provided links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8948

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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/479516143/free-minecraft-java-edition-account-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/how-to-get-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/minecraft-hack-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/how-to-play-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/minecraft-pe-server-hosting-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary/repository/no-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/coin-master-free-spins-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary/repository/coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary/repository/microsoft-bing-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary/repository/coin-master-free-spin-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-trading_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/free-robux-no-verification-2021-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-link-haktuts-hacking-news_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary/repository/coin-master-apk-hack-2021-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary/repository/can-you-give-me-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary/repository/free-minecraft-accounts-reddit_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary/repository/coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/roblox-people-girl_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/free-robux-without-downloading-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbidprimahusada.ac.id/elibrary//repository/hackear-coin-master-sin-verificacion_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off000050e0.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x50E0 25540 bytes
SHA-256: ca2ca98c3edfc5f889160864520be7b13954bccd5c0beb280a47d38137060e03
font_01_sfnt_off00008aab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8AAB 2840 bytes
SHA-256: 3fb127b764b9d10f5525bc4de5ec8316de704409ccb0cf21cff3ad8a30d11676
font_02_sfnt_off0000945c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x945C 18304 bytes
SHA-256: fdb32e200e3f48b15bca95ad0d9adda07d4e6a4b6e210c555ad24f5d4abffe5e