Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 73747663d9e134e1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.9 KB Created: 2021-06-11 06:23:50 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 843f89b8697fbda72dd0e8fa2e973779 SHA-1: aa40a45ae1fe184d35f80ed0538d1fd3f9ac4f17 SHA-256: 73747663d9e134e12ceb49b222861a43fe86571d8c924434acf2159961bab998
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains a lure for a 'free generator / game hack' which redirects to malicious infrastructure. It also displays a fake CAPTCHA to trick users into interacting with the document, likely to trigger a download or exploit. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lure suggest a phishing or social engineering attack aimed at delivering a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.
  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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.tw/app/431946152/roblox-rb-world-2-clothes-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-coin-master-nyc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-f3x-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-link-coin-master-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-java-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-xbox_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/tiktok-freein_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-getting-hacked_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coins-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-game-hack-version-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-install-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-with-crosh_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-data-breach_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-hair-boy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-minecraft-java-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/www-coin-master-hack-xyz_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1medan.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-mod-apk_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_004_off000050e1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x50E1 25292 bytes
SHA-256: b3e5519e5bef375a0ef3b6ca871bf399a1cd8aabe3153e28827d875706f06b03
font_01_sfnt_off00008ad6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8AD6 18948 bytes
SHA-256: 488109cfede5ab3ce67bd1060d8da666a9a81cea98add672bc8bfde46540812a