Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5fb66e5520b7f3d5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

55.0 KB Created: 2021-06-04 06:12:23 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 2d5811fb0479fb8feb943266ac88fd1d SHA-1: a59e5ba233721ef2e3d1549c7b60e512047983bb SHA-256: 5fb66e5520b7f3d5b5b2f4e683050f6b469b9a1d033fd32aa038525f9f935fe8
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising free game hacks and generators. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lures suggest an attempt to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites, likely for further exploitation or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9497

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/479516143/free-minecraft-skins-java-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/rape-simulator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/minecraft-apk-114_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-shirts-templates_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/pubg-uc-buy_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/free-dominus-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-without-human-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-wallpaper_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-today-39_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/hacks-master-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coin-master-mod-version-free-download-34-4_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/spin-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coin-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/minecraft-apk-download-v1-144-2-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coinmasterdailyfreespins-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-no-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id//repository/robux-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etd.ilmukomunikasi.fisip.ulm.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hacks-for-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off000053f3.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x53F3 25808 bytes
SHA-256: bdc11652da8e7f6f3243a46a41acf95aa8b3177f643af3d50dbdb227de9f4246
font_01_sfnt_off00008dc6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8DC6 7936 bytes
SHA-256: 038829bc81e15b6024d2a75b24b2b95e916dd2d8797e4f87b867de59d61698ef
font_02_sfnt_off0000a6f1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xA6F1 4232 bytes
SHA-256: ab6320ab342704d2c5943abfba82ed4837bf2da871c91621741fd4cfd15c6ed5
font_03_sfnt_off0000b57e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB57E 18020 bytes
SHA-256: f7fd6d8cb8d844bd162766b28dce49d052269d8f6e1c6cc6affd3981a99932e6