Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 71890f4448f11dab…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.4 KB Created: 2021-07-05 23:34:26 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: c8948de346f9c243706f1377186ae0bc SHA-1: 051a39c975e90437656dfa20a3558f5d6783fbb6 SHA-256: 71890f4448f11dab24fca6f9999fd33ec6386ebc5d8af3e313edb34b2442a152
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'game hacks' and 'coin generators'. The primary redirector URL is http://netcdn.tw/app/406889139/https-iosgodscom-topic-20218flipmastercoinshack-game-hack. This indicates a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites, likely to download further malware or engage in scams. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links and the ML classifier's high confidence suggest a deliberate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/406889139/https-iosgodscom-topic-20218flipmastercoinshack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-coin-master-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/tiktok-free-like-followers_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/robux-match_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/roblox-e-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/coin-master-raid-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/hack-on-people-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/coin-master-games-download-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-roblox-svg_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-google-play-promo-codes-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-spin-coin-master-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-robux-by-watching-ads_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-2021-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/roblox-hair-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/coin-master-mod-apk-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/free-robux-roblox-wiki_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac//repository/robloxhacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elib.upiyptk.ac.id/opac/repository/robux-free-roblox-2021_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_002_off00003370.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3370 23240 bytes
SHA-256: 9bf9b0eea885c2609c621608f25420619f5c62ad9e392d3bb390b6c9bbb25efe
font_01_sfnt_off000067d1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x67D1 19628 bytes
SHA-256: ddef5dcbd34287e7c11d57da792f40b0674e615bb4601f5eb3c68c5e32a24415