Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9b8e5eb1b6d3e0d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.1 KB Created: 2021-05-11 01:40:18 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 9cad51555c05ff16b376711c11ec5e2a SHA-1: 19a9a29489b3ed867dfd7d2b4907976d5ee55549 SHA-256: 9b8e5eb1b6d3e0d6e8d0996a54a06a0c2dba8dbed40c3ccbdbc780f312693b3d
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including one that redirects to known malicious infrastructure, likely serving as a lure for game hacks or generators. The document body and embedded links suggest a phishing or scam attempt to drive traffic to potentially harmful sites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/479516143/bad-minecraft-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-ios-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-game-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/block-best-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-com-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-ios-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/link-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/toolbox-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coinmaster-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/tryrbx-site-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-jailbreak-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/websites-that-give-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/where-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-alt-generator_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin-master-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-only_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
font_00_sfnt_off00004ee0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4EE0 25076 bytes
SHA-256: 89a5974d62adc12905c1386452c4bfa5b7bf74ed779b06cd2da155ff703f49cc
font_01_sfnt_off00008735.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8735 17956 bytes
SHA-256: 384105d45f3b455646b6eb64dcdb09349e5e1756e4baf8ede6c7c1462ef2dc47