Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7cfea1b9776555c4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.2 KB Created: 2021-05-22 09:18:33 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: d3b092e6c66d30ba937f3f25de074d06 SHA-1: ed51807a673105bc21d224f8de8bf3684c07fcf5 SHA-256: 7cfea1b9776555c4541986e9c6abb69393c44ec9600427d8e08a138d44e1b97a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, disguised as a "free generator / game hack". The document body and embedded links suggest a lure for free in-game currency or cheats, which is a common social engineering tactic. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristic firings indicate malicious redirection, likely leading to further malware or phishing content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9492

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/free-coin-master-spins-and-coins-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn2kotamobagu.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hacks-xbox_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn2kotamobagu.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn2kotamobagu.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-new_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn2kotamobagu.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-promo-codes-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn2kotamobagu.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-app-real_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_off000034ba.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x34BA 24528 bytes
SHA-256: 95b64c9eea72916cc27e8fda62a31fc90191abe727fedc30c84339883bb9d8d8
font_01_sfnt_off00006d0b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6D0B 18060 bytes
SHA-256: 55f53c4f18bfaf59a8fbb6d381f980c96a3f4ad908aa3278e43a985984e68094