Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 86709007ea8a86d3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.2 KB Created: 2021-05-13 17:31:46 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: c3a3dd9c1dc103b2f71dabcf46be564b SHA-1: f808ecad9b37071b6cc2c6139524933e846152e0 SHA-256: 86709007ea8a86d34805c740e3fc98541ffdd8851ba5a61263c99def9c04a3d8
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links designed to lure users to external sites, masquerading as generators for game hacks and free currency. The primary redirector URL is identified as malicious, and the document body, though partially corrupted, contains references to these lures. The presence of multiple PDF links suggests a link farm strategy to improve search engine ranking for malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9648

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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/coin-master-hack-no-verify-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-version-download-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/can-i-have-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/www-roblox-com-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-jailbreak_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/old-roblox-accounts-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-in-arsenal_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/roblox-no-download-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-easy-and-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-food_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-for-pc-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/how-to-make-your-own-minecraft-pe-server-for-free_GM479516143.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_003_off00004a18.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A18 24296 bytes
SHA-256: 8f01756e88e5664be1584046e68a2626e5e212b48ee32124bc619ff48a26d8cd
font_01_sfnt_off000080e3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x80E3 2880 bytes
SHA-256: 10d025f04f706eb71cdda4f99784df1b9ccb52e48080e43095e0398eaef6f132
font_02_sfnt_off00008acd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8ACD 18032 bytes
SHA-256: 54638c529080804e5acac8de7a55685f76245eef83df4e09abff776108167d18