Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5d9e75c0af876649…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.4 KB Created: 2021-05-20 00:31:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 2c9462845bde8510df16b4bf4163555b SHA-1: abf030d43a78cd12915e71676023ea649d49b1ec SHA-256: 5d9e75c0af8766496627f3800612d2823742580b9564dc62f1ca2c21c2f14e74
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as "free generators" or "game hacks" for popular games. The primary lure URL is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/play-minecraft-pocket-edition-for-free-game-hack, which is associated with malicious activity. The document also suggests a password-protected archive, a common tactic to evade security scanning. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs and the nature of the lures strongly indicate a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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.
  • 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/play-minecraft-pocket-edition-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-server-maker_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-to-get-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/games-like-coin-master-for-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-ios-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/gain-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/free-robux-com-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/coin-master-heaven-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/my-roblox-avatar_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/rbxoffers-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-in-app-purchases_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-verification-2021-ios_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/free-robux-apps-that-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/monttechscom-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/rbx-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/free-robux-cards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-and-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-accounts-2021-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elibrary.ikhac.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-daily-spins-link_GM406889139.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_off00004ad2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4AD2 28940 bytes
SHA-256: 1c3e9015c695b8433c36364f782fe66865bd7524c9a68c203c99fa53f5d88e1e
font_01_sfnt_off000086c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x86C6 18460 bytes
SHA-256: 6c649d819020132e6c1bf6337a465c0b09cd39993cd953cd91e9ee42e31cc7d9