Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8f09692c75d1ef53…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.2 KB Created: 2021-05-11 17:22:31 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 8f02d028153bcd92a4f236921e25b1c1 SHA-1: cff4443960f4e263e868f4ffbeeba01974bd6372 SHA-256: 8f09692c75d1ef53e5384cbef7ffb3e056a41c374c0e40b1686c5db4c5a2eaf7
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains links to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically advertising "game hacks" and "free spins" to entice clicks. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this lure, aiming to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9432

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/coin-master-daily-rewards-link-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id//repository/coin-master-500-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/roblox-mobile-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/free-robux-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-coins-on-flip-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/como-hackear-coin-master-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id//repository/free-robux-legit_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-unlimited-spins-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id//repository/hack-coin-master-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/does-roblox-premium-expire_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/coin-master-cheat-to-get-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id//repository/freerobuxhack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/free-coins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id//repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id//repository/free-robux-thumbnail_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id//repository/roblox-online-free-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/roblox-com-www_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id/repository/free-spin-and-coin-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.polbangtan-gowa.ac.id//repository/instagram-coin-master-free-spins_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_003_off00004db2.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4DB2 25184 bytes
SHA-256: 13c76ffca27f5e8b3b958e6eb4f496eba8cea0cffeab8de72e577f9e499d1b34
font_01_sfnt_off00008744.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8744 2880 bytes
SHA-256: 10d025f04f706eb71cdda4f99784df1b9ccb52e48080e43095e0398eaef6f132
font_02_sfnt_off0000912e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x912E 18476 bytes
SHA-256: 07588acd188e94840ee3d81838fc3eb86fea3d6b92df8a2ea6dbf9420e3d87dc