Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5f16ccf4f8889c98…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.5 KB Created: 2021-05-19 01:01:58 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 7366acb080c39bb97f5ecf7a3bcf2c58 SHA-1: 9c3b338bcf3263eb2ed02ff6fe322d57d956e1f7 SHA-256: 5f16ccf4f8889c987de77b961d9d59c3b85ceed77d461dc76ed2353a8cbdbc05
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple heuristics indicating malicious redirector links, specifically targeting users with lures related to game hacks and generators. The primary URL identified, https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/coin-master-hack-spin-160-pro-game-hack, is flagged as a known malicious redirector. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the PDF and its embedded links strongly suggests an attempt to redirect the user to a site that likely hosts further malicious content or exploits.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/coin-master-hack-spin-160-pro-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/free-robux-generator-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana//repository/what-games-on-roblox-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/get-free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/mcpe-116_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana//repository/minecraft-for-free-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana//repository/100-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana//repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana//repository/free-robux-without-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/roblox36com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/fighting-free-card-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/minecraft-free-minecoins_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/coin-master-100-spin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/gamehunters-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/coin-master-free-spins-glitch_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/minecraft-games-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/blox-pink-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana//repository/coin-master-daily-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/minecraft-app-store-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana//repository/get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unbi.ac.id/slims7_cendana/repository/roblox-piano-hack_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_off00004761.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4761 24232 bytes
SHA-256: 0ed7e424c33b4f923d2c0882b6844f871851f55f5e6115449967e9f582ecfe6b
font_01_sfnt_off00007f02.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7F02 18492 bytes
SHA-256: 3c129696237f8a4998e60350049cab20723f357d88a2f9c142381212d91e6ef9