Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 96ca7559f1f2736f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.7 KB Created: 2021-05-19 06:20:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 0c16347f116a9b7584c49482ad025658 SHA-1: c2e386d70370d8abde45d14a7dc1fcc6351be7e8 SHA-256: 96ca7559f1f2736fa9d3cc67320e462b367d65dd97db347588fe1660fc91dfc7
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically advertising free game currency or hacks. The heuristic firings strongly indicate that this document is designed to trick users into visiting these malicious URLs, likely as part of a phishing or malware distribution scheme. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links and the lure suggest a phishing or initial access attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/1330123889/pubg-uc-or-pc-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-accessories-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/master-coins-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-printables_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-fun-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-dominus-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-download-windows-10_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-download-no-virus_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-iphone-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-fun-com-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/http-bitly-coin-master-free-2021-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/mcmaster-club-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-xbox-one-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-2021-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/www-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-coin-master-free-spins-in-email_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mts-al-ikhlas-woimenda.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/oginject-co_GM406889139.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_003_off00004d32.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D32 24660 bytes
SHA-256: d1e3defc6ed9b293b19f856e113254b183bf4de530d9aaebea9bbf52a5a5c6c7
font_01_sfnt_off000085f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x85F0 17900 bytes
SHA-256: 5eda819cbb22d6fa744c41d09c2bec7914fd76d36abc964575f064a5ab0e6760