Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a377e4cd9c51897c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

37.8 KB Created: 2021-05-21 11:32:25 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: a927b063e121779a5331c0b413ba6e4e SHA-1: ac19d2fe7e89effddcc18e0415b95c18a951b223 SHA-256: a377e4cd9c51897c9664851479fda2b44bf99fe87aadc0aa8d547f3921ed63cd
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users with promises of free game currency and hacks, directing them to a known malicious redirector. The document body and embedded links suggest a phishing attempt to trick users into visiting malicious websites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the malicious redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9407

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.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-reddit-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://bpm.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-much-robux-can-you-get-with-1-million-dollars_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bpm.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bpm.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-ios-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bpm.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/microsoft-roblox-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bpm.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-spin-generator_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_off0000320e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x320E 28576 bytes
SHA-256: 6e64de2beba005c095397e816fc6aebb8ebc4f25353faa48acdf2f84875e93c6
font_01_sfnt_off00007236.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7236 18412 bytes
SHA-256: c557a72efce44f866a9d9d033701dfd5e052f904d36d096978818f2976e16735