Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a9585f409ae65407…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.7 KB Created: 2021-05-12 18:44:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 101c5674e0cb312938e7f7163147c855 SHA-1: de57fc60c54029053841e49a88cda54f30aab528 SHA-256: a9585f409ae65407ed48fd604ee1e4c4f09349b6c27ab7a766be91488615dda2
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple links designed to redirect users to external websites, masquerading as generators for game currency or hacks. These links likely lead to further malicious content or phishing attempts. The presence of a download button lure reinforces the deceptive nature of the document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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/roblox-source-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-heaven-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-sexually-abused_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-make-a-roblox-group-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-someone-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-free-spin-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-not-fake_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/www-coinmaster_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/can-you-give-me-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-cheat-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/earn-robux-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-code_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux-info_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-app-ios-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elearning.mtsn1surakarta.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_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_off00004dfb.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4DFB 31356 bytes
SHA-256: 72a3d8271ad830bac56721fbd1dfa47c5b535193dd95e29fd38cbc8f0c185361
font_01_sfnt_off00009581.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9581 17924 bytes
SHA-256: de701b1390df5ea6859c32be6292d3183886ea3a2a613b5f80b12093d50b4b47