Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 80d2bb712faf9502…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.0 KB Created: 2021-06-08 16:22:31 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 542e4076a9bbe473d0591752494d70cf SHA-1: 993864e9c5df2a28010b35bbe2a339b958ddb3c5 SHA-256: 80d2bb712faf95029de3cb48ffc19e9c6b146b0f92b347c349f6dceaf8f46c46
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'game hacks' and 'free generators'. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains a URL that aligns with the heuristic findings of a malicious redirector. The primary goal appears to be luring users to click on these links, likely leading to further malware downloads or phishing attempts.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9796

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.tw/app/431946152/how-to-change-your-name-on-roblox-for-free-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-online-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/grab-points-login_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-link-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/best-minecraft-hacked-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/free-executor-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/infinite-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-games-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-links-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/moonactive-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/minecraft-pocket-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-app-android-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.fateta.unand.ac.id/repository/daily-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00005133.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5133 24892 bytes
SHA-256: 9177c2dbfb82da7c90ffc0760ff3652076d9fc2f4d4e1dc7b5044f75b1cb1cd1
font_01_sfnt_off00008afe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8AFE 2820 bytes
SHA-256: 972979c3a46100cf5f8fd289bc6fbd2496ff75fec0e3f6753648c72ec6eba714
font_02_sfnt_off0000949e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x949E 19756 bytes
SHA-256: 2bf0f83bdbf57a62fff67313d8bda4267a1de33aa633ecaf11b3992f56ff6b85