Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9354394cfa19b6b9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.0 KB Created: 2021-07-20 13:20:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: f4e5617385b90f79e8f8658bb173a3cc SHA-1: fdf259a7d5e876caf9a2531e222aaef33e2e1f9e SHA-256: 9354394cfa19b6b965da79e9938c2e3e1f8ed2e8485f4b637046ae71b364628d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically advertising 'free generator / game hack' lures. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this theme, attempting to trick users into clicking through to potentially malicious sites. The presence of multiple redirector links and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a strong likelihood of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9900

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/406889139/free-coins-coin-master-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-tiktok-followers-and-likes_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-online_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-tiktok-fans_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-life-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/blox-fish-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mialfalahkanigoroblitar.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-no-download_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_off00002c88.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x2C88 22692 bytes
SHA-256: 0876ef86085ce55dbb2c6efba541ba58d6285b6186920de168c1236821e7973d
font_01_sfnt_off00005f64.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5F64 18112 bytes
SHA-256: 0727bd4027d3f5eec951b181c2bc31ee4d98e10eed2c862aff41d240a04f60ea