Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6ad1067131dbb8c6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.8 KB Created: 2021-05-12 14:31:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 64ba8f81bc955734f5a9fb84c0156745 SHA-1: 4aafaf8f96cb259c94667cb39633e2d3d0204d67 SHA-256: 6ad1067131dbb8c60c2f517aa739b283cd8b32e6a429e8b1caf1bd0a07dfb99b
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links, including one critical heuristic firing for a malicious redirector disguised as a game hack generator. The document body and extracted URLs reinforce this lure, aiming to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content, likely for further exploitation or phishing.

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.
  • 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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-no-verification-at-all-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-download-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-cards-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-ml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-15-free-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/claim-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-java-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/games-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hacks-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/google-how-do-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-in-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-mods-in-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearningmts01sgs.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-ios_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_off00004a1c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4A1C 27512 bytes
SHA-256: 65252bd9992079a8c7df6f9cb5dce45e400acd75c695ced59a054fa659ceb9dc
font_01_sfnt_off000087e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x87E0 18676 bytes
SHA-256: a2274236a7a2e18adabb7b86c58cf77696514c901240e043c32ff4f0260e6091