Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a06811ef6358b77a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.8 KB Created: 2021-05-15 17:02:20 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 04744ae871f1d98e7f80145677737cb0 SHA-1: 26798ecbe34e3bce4c4577bba8eeceba3237a5e2 SHA-256: a06811ef6358b77a5a809f802572ba657da704c771ebdcf77cf0d67f2ace6ad5
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, disguised as a 'free generator / game hack'. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for game-related cheats, likely intended to lead users to phishing or malware download sites. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded links and redirector activity are strong indicators of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/431946152/free-robux-without-verify-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-app-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/can-you-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/windows-10-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-links-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-pro-gamers_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-shirt-templates-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-domain_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-just-enter-username_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-ios-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-verification-2021-ios_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-for-kids-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-april-fools-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masnurulhidayahcibadak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/pig-master-free-spins-and-coins_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_off00004bbf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4BBF 25496 bytes
SHA-256: 8c641b7b6bb0e38d7b717a0b961c206285187490951825a9a5090ebf1b9e238c
font_01_sfnt_off000086ef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x86EF 18916 bytes
SHA-256: 511fbd4ba16aacf51779f52d01f2fc894dffaba514ce449b994b41b42032bc0e