Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6403656ec78b3d52…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.8 KB Created: 2021-06-04 01:14:40 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: be0b6646cd415293adcbab688e3affaf SHA-1: bf1bda643cde4cd69a630382f57aaa8d3cbf6d81 SHA-256: 6403656ec78b3d52536dd2e3694cf58c5142095051273aee0f8b6404adec1a26
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a high-severity heuristic indicating it links to a game hack generator, which is a common lure for malicious sites. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains a URL that aligns with this finding. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence further support this assessment. No scripts were extracted, but the primary attack vector appears to be a social engineering lure to a malicious external resource.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) or Microsoft license-boilerplate documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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/free-coin-master-spins-blog-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/free-robux-only-1-step_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/coin-master-tiradas-gratis-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/real-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/free-robux-gift-card-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/coin-master-heaven-free-daily-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hacks-xyz_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/minecraft-bedrock-edition-download-pc-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/coin-master-level-3_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/roblox-hacked-version-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/rbx-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/sites-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/500-free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/coin-master-spin-hack-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-paying_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/minecraft-xbox-one-edition-digital-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perpus.poltekkesgorontalo.ac.id/repository/tiktok-free-icon_GM835599320.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_off00004f5d.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4F5D 32712 bytes
SHA-256: d4613388e739eb6476540b23bc07acc59ab89de36152edef44662adba20a4888
font_01_sfnt_off00009426.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9426 18464 bytes
SHA-256: a2c76306a813766f02d16bba13a6176cc917de49c90529db8e6e2ffa1e8149db