Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a35cbeed03c310b5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.6 KB Created: 2021-06-10 23:14:00 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 89d41721be13c8c015a32506d61d5518 SHA-1: d265d37d7d7277a5f3d95e2553902a54d3c9f91b SHA-256: a35cbeed03c310b574af872eaf4eee4cb1b61d9b778e185f245d7116ca6bfe54
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as 'free generator / game hack' lures. The document body and embedded links suggest a social engineering attempt to trick users into visiting malicious sites, likely for malware distribution or credential harvesting. The presence of a password-protected archive lure further indicates an attempt to bypass security controls.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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/free-robux-hack-2021-inspect-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/minecraft-hacker-mask_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-bedrock-for-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/roblox-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/get-more-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/poisonous-beast-mode-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/roblox-hacked-version-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/roblox-gift-card-online-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-java-edition_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/se-puede-hackear-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-stuff-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-robux-quiz_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/coin-master-mod-apk-unlimited-spin-download-free-full-version_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/roblox-hacking-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/daily-spin-coin-master-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://libnh.stikesnh.ac.id/repository/free-robux-group_GM431946152.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_off00005022.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5022 26092 bytes
SHA-256: e7d197bf6214654d934422a34a0381de4c5ae001fe341b5e240fe7070b3cb940
font_01_sfnt_off00008d02.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8D02 19096 bytes
SHA-256: 0ce191502694c9a061c305fd91836adc391b2fec8a3cafe13a23125d58c134d5