Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9918ad08d0be8dc2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

55.5 KB Created: 2021-06-11 04:22:46 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 97fab9a17d4a94bc8847d4840cbbdbbb SHA-1: bad1263bf25fbde7f27b2cf8f30dcd15b5c28cb1 SHA-256: 9918ad08d0be8dc2b053ff8eb0e3ec11265434beb2a36c4d32e7fac30ee8ad26
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically promoting a "free generator / game hack" lure. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest it's designed to trick users into visiting a malicious site, likely for further exploitation or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9650

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/robux-free-robux-no-human-verification-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-org_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/free-coins-coin-master-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-promo-codes-not-expired_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free-download-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/free-vip-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/give-me-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-fbid-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/watch-videos-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/lastrick-com-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/coin-master-34-4-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/master-coin-free-spin-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-robux-on-iphone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/coin-master-cheats_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/hack-theme-park-tycoon-2-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/free-roebucks-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/coin-master-pet-food-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id//repository/free-roblox-clothes-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.poltekkes-palangkaraya.ac.id/repository/hack-the-game-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00005122.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5122 25924 bytes
SHA-256: 533351c9815f730e607c9eb6f3c8c0fae0a9bfbed89d84e3237150c419e419b8
font_01_sfnt_off00008dc4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8DC4 3964 bytes
SHA-256: f6b9a386ee4e0aff622a98b2230905da71eab0ca98398cb52018fda3528d3e2a
font_02_sfnt_off00009b28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9B28 5696 bytes
SHA-256: 450e3ee45915afe13702bf1d587eb8b9ad88a8d2113419ac9f2fd116a828e139
font_03_sfnt_off0000a82e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xA82E 3396 bytes
SHA-256: e59bc53cd4c0ee65dc1533becad2866f345dcb060e6c68bb8187d21cb9f973ee
font_04_sfnt_off0000b421.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB421 18860 bytes
SHA-256: 0ccb427942b963a14e419a7a58683fc78d72db493924740d6844852ce67f8f24