Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a389869f8ef0c228…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.4 KB Created: 2021-05-11 17:31:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 71d8cf71e64602e057834596cec931f3 SHA-1: 78498d72d78080eecaa7a514af4b0929330ea5e9 SHA-256: a389869f8ef0c228607e5df96c5eaa254bd07c5c342d34953ea315d996aaf892
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector, under the guise of offering game hacks and free items. The heuristics indicate a deliberate attempt to lure users to potentially malicious content, likely as part of a phishing or scam campaign. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lures suggest a phishing attack vector.

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/431946152/www-free-robux-com-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/real-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/coin-master-hack-apk-with-fb-login-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/coin-master-spins-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/how-do-you-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/minecraft-education-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-ios-jailbreak_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/roblox-moderators_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/download-coin-master-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/coin-master-hack-app-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/free-roblox-toys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/coin-master-daily-gift-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/coin-master-bonus_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-dungeons-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/robux-fun-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id/repository/robux-hack-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/how-to-play-minecraft-for-free-on-computer_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/coin-master-card-hack-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grhasurya-pustaka.smkmuh2wates.sch.id//repository/free-robux-only-username_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_off000048e8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x48E8 24936 bytes
SHA-256: a3076a0a61acbaadffd896e0ff09f3a23c6493be316e65f310793cb17884900b
font_01_sfnt_off00008260.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8260 18636 bytes
SHA-256: 9f7262e815bd0044d2d3715e2ef4b4760a787eb7fc9de28673ce11fb32ae2f7d