Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 781eff3cb2dc6d41…

MALICIOUS

PDF

15.6 KB Created: 2021-06-03 20:40:34 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: ec8254e6a7843e51cd58113d0947e1bc SHA-1: 8f0e13bc4c606d80bd5340e4463695d7ea52cad3 SHA-256: 781eff3cb2dc6d4184845163aa179e8f3bf65c99a5ae38abdefcac11f789381d
152 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that are flagged as malicious redirectors, specifically leading to a "free generator / game hack" lure. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. While no scripts were extracted, the document's structure and embedded URLs suggest it's designed to trick users into visiting malicious sites, likely for credential harvesting or further malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9928

Heuristics 3

  • 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.
  • 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/431946152/buxblast-com-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-raid-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-i-get-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-ios-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-a-free-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-fun-hack-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/100-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-admin-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-free-gift-card-org-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text