Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6ac9d044643c18e2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.4 KB Created: 2021-07-03 16:26:02 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 4d3babcb6170db1daa789815d115d238 SHA-1: f505fa0f1ebe8f7b0f65b4d120a2f9af85c08593 SHA-256: 6ac9d044643c18e2d79020e5e3668271aebd59a19697381071324197caec6ba3
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains numerous links that lead to a malicious redirector, which in turn points to sites offering game hacks and generators. The document body and embedded links suggest a lure for users seeking in-game advantages or free items, a common tactic for distributing malware or unwanted software. The presence of multiple redirector links and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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.
  • 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.
  • 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 http://netcdn.tw/app/406889139/coin-master-apk-mod-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-rocket-fuel-roblox-jailbreak_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-items-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/rogue-roblox-aimbot-cheat_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/hacker-prison-life-roblox-2021-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/code-for-free-obc-and-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-apps-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/filled-surveys-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/do-you-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-windows-10-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-jailbreak-for-vip-server_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-treadmills-roblox-heigth-lifting-sim_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/learn-how-to-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/freespinandcoin-blogspot-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-app-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-skins-in-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/roblox-counter-blox-aim-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-videos_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-youthnow_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
stream_002_off0000307f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x307F 22756 bytes
SHA-256: 4a5ee17a29829877a0bf828404c17a0634a2a8fcdfbbacd6d5406378585d5ef1
font_01_sfnt_off00006376.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6376 18352 bytes
SHA-256: 0498d856b1ddeaa0b4351f444253866c0e405fd0ea58071870a38ccc4886830d