Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a2255d09247e2d58…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.2 KB Created: 2021-06-26 21:31:08 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 70861e9dba0fe117e3578bec838ccacc SHA-1: 07db02193583776ee7b24c749a26ff07621fc007 SHA-256: a2255d09247e2d58e8b5701ff075bf71318345c65e6ee94fc2e16c56d01986d0
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded links that redirect to websites advertising game hacks and generators. These links are flagged as malicious redirectors, indicating a high likelihood of malware distribution or phishing. The document's content and structure strongly suggest a lure to trick users into visiting these malicious sites, likely as a first stage in a broader attack chain.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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.co/app/479516143/minecraft-pe-hack-client-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-online-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-generated-from-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/pubg-uc-website-free_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-without-verify_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-xbox-360-free-download-code_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/real-hack-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-meme_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-hacked-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/code-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-links-to-get-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robuxfree-con_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-xp-net-generators-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/earn-free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-army-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-cheats-pc-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-iphone_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_off000031cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31CC 22292 bytes
SHA-256: 753cfad3a5184987378934e93947c839582cb5f261a1eea40e8ac35ac2a9032a
font_01_sfnt_off0000634c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x634C 18252 bytes
SHA-256: 122aa68ffc89b9c803021f6a0620f6a9c346e7f6f316835da50b547eae956915