Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a5b8f23ca1a66e0e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.8 KB Created: 2021-07-04 00:45:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: e8d682733dcc0239a66f4aa80e9e1bc4 SHA-1: 9d1d385538c0260f9fb9e350b9244afd0ef6df9c SHA-256: a5b8f23ca1a66e0ebdbda28a31583f59ebceabdeb0356ace577126f316642108
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to malicious redirectors and known malicious infrastructure, disguised as "free generator / game hack" lures. The document body and extracted URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely aiming to trick users into visiting malicious sites. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of multiple malicious links indicates a high likelihood of a phishing or malware distribution campaign.

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/431946152/how-do-you-get-free-robux-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/admin-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/coin-master-ids-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/roblox-generator-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/how-many-levels-are-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/sb-game-hacker-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/free-roblox-codes-giveaway_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/free-coin-master-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/como-hackear-roblox-para-obtener-robux-gratis_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/free-download-gua-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/free-spins-coin-master-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/free-coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/robux-free-gift-card-org-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/how-to-get-free-cards-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/free-roblox-outfits-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/minecraft-java-edition-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/coin-master-hack-online-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/boku-no-roblox-remastered-op-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/hackear-juego-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stttekstil.ac.id/elib/repository/change-name-on-roblox-for-free_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_off00003384.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3384 22264 bytes
SHA-256: 8feec3b5703c4be125a8bfaf75333dcd5ccfa7b5b43ef105d9938bb0afca0cd7
font_01_sfnt_off000064e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64E0 19716 bytes
SHA-256: 0d2f3942e55245e7a14fdb54ac7cb42d00cb555bb8e9738c839b3f9835dfd221