Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b97538c3c6d59d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.7 KB Created: 2021-06-11 11:14:35 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: f17444084e609e021ebaf92f1a12a633 SHA-1: 8478c33e3d71bd8bc9474653355b84e6b5b8336f SHA-256: 8b97538c3c6d59d96db4fd7db091d0949f6cefd2a966dee549743b6b03b136bb
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as "free generator / game hack" lures. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to these lures and embedded URLs. The primary function appears to be redirecting users to potentially malicious websites, likely for malware distribution or phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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-get-free-robux-on-kindle-fire-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/mcmaster-club-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id//repository/coin-master-100-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/free-robux-script-pastebin-10-29-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-favorites-on-game-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id//repository/free-coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-with-javascript_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-laptop_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id//repository/can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-spins-and-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/minecraft-switch-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/free-daily-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-verification-at-all_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/roblox-people-girl_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-clothes-templates_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/coin-master-app-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/roblox-old-avatar_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-roebucks-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id//repository/free-roblox-toys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.perpustakaan.unda.ac.id/repository/roblox-eat-or-diy-game-hack_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_004_off00004dab.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4DAB 24844 bytes
SHA-256: 3b676d4f52fc6f6b54e484ee84eab0ed57e969c973f7cb4309307e44771d6630
font_01_sfnt_off000086fb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x86FB 18652 bytes
SHA-256: d3e6bf601583429d2828781c01bdcd462f09d83b54160fa7a20a2737c7325b68