Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a678eeca80f78b16…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.5 KB Created: 2021-06-07 12:20:33 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 038156b9a1c510ff537746ada8eb17d6 SHA-1: 069a42e5c73f0911c944cc4c95c69c88d281cb3a SHA-256: a678eeca80f78b169437ac2c5cd3bd21c7470c249b9ae21bb0dc1d7e8966f625
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, masquerading as a "free generator / game hack" to entice users. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristic firings strongly indicate a malicious redirector designed to lead users to potentially harmful content or further malware. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.tw/app/431946152/roblox-name-change-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/easy-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/best-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-pro_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/minecraft-for-free-on-phone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/apps-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/minecraft-pe-free-download-ios-no-jailbreak_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/free-robux-codes-2021-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coins-amp_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/dominus-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/roblox-com-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/free-robux-come_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/minecraft-coins-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/free-spin-coin-master-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-2021-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/how-to-make-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/cool-hacks-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/minecraft-hack-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.stimlog.ac.id/repository/coin-master-card-collection-hack_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_off00004e12.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4E12 24288 bytes
SHA-256: f7b474e728e8989db200c8dc88f43f7fdad3a726954b2075ba8cf69e7f69220a
font_01_sfnt_off000085ab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x85AB 18888 bytes
SHA-256: 124e343b381c517db5d1e0ff05a5df681fe0d2ec2ca3dd5b1f314233e84a008f