Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a8a5e5b09635f715…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.2 KB Created: 2021-05-12 09:45:08 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: b7d3fcf5ef8a902a9a0392af441ccbbc SHA-1: b075f7754242bfb16187c1f2ef497c05997f11d8 SHA-256: a8a5e5b09635f715d5fa378a98e1e663b911a42650cf251679fc9a9b266b9f8e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free generator' or 'game hack' lures. The document body and heuristics indicate a clear intent to trick users into visiting these malicious URLs, likely as a first step in a phishing or malware distribution chain. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious redirector links is a strong indicator of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/406889139/latest-coin-master-free-spins-link-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-game-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/block-best-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/make-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-get-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-ios-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-code_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-headless-head-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-coin-master-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-for-flip-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/202100-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-for-free-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/when-was-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/public-enemy-sun-prairie-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-download-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-free-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-got-talent-piano-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.matsada.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-on-coin-master-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
stream_003_off00004b45.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4B45 24792 bytes
SHA-256: 35639743fdfad128de6351579e2a72bbacd86063a6f28f5a1c78df35a6c3d9ab
font_01_sfnt_off00008361.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8361 18056 bytes
SHA-256: cb1252db2fb22e48d32bdc3d2dcea27c54d261741ba9f8603ab19c70b0a9ddfb