Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a3bb3819bcdecf85…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.6 KB Created: 2021-07-05 05:12:22 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: da7e63b7dac469bae81b156f12c46992 SHA-1: 8dfb2a31e95e34233acbe27f57f73d4e33034a02 SHA-256: a3bb3819bcdecf852ab7eaed74e7c81347f0dbd32a30690532be260820fd9614
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'game hacks' and 'free generators'. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a lure for users interested in such topics, likely leading to malware download or further phishing attempts. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

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.tw/app/479516143/windows-10-minecraft-hacks-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/how-do-u-hack-into-bases-on-sharpshooter-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/minecraft-java-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/coin-master-heaven-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/roblox-online-play-hack-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/how-to-get-free-admin-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-new-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/how-to-get-robux-for-free-on-ipad-easy-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/free-robux-app-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/www-roblox-cheat-u_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/free-simulator-script-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/how-to-play-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/somebody-hacked-my-roblox-account-prestonplayz_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/coin-master-free-spins-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/free-coins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/how-do-you-get-roebucks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/coin-master-hacks-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/how-do-you-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/roblox-robux-hack-free-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/hack-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.ulm.ac.id/pusat/repository/free-robux-giveaway_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_off0000335a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x335A 23008 bytes
SHA-256: 8e20cf5c9631e8b800c6f4cd4a6dfbd74bb2362c9c07684489733946322d2792
font_01_sfnt_off00006659.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6659 18980 bytes
SHA-256: 03214c18f960a48cbd31d6f5bef257b62caa9c5e4674619e4c22a7c51e90e08f