Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a95dd90d84a19581…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.0 KB Created: 2021-05-17 04:39:40 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: e961e1744785ca9a7ff73f95a270e7ac SHA-1: 0978c496ec314382d044ef056e5d57a4425b3e16 SHA-256: a95dd90d84a195813ae79d212a94540136de72bcd737f230a634c07c25b6d248
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple embedded links that redirect to a known malicious infrastructure, masquerading as a game hack generator. The document body and heuristic firings confirm the lure is related to 'game hacks' and 'free generators'. The primary malicious URL identified is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-life-hacks-game-hack, which is likely used to deliver a secondary payload or redirect to a phishing site.

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/479516143/minecraft-life-hacks-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/codes-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-gratis-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/are-there-any-coin-master-hacks-that-actually-work_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/moonactive-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-clothes-boy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin-master-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-creative-mode-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins--spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-limiteds-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-java-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-deutsch-download-ios-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-spin-daily-link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2-cms.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-download_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
stream_003_off00004d98.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D98 25724 bytes
SHA-256: 24ff6ae5ee1388d037d7ba037a9bf151a65e67f16ad5f69a25092c5c9b9a5b80
font_01_sfnt_off000087bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x87BB 17740 bytes
SHA-256: a9f228f82f523f82f2ec29969fa693daed0cd9273bc8dad9e6ca4184f04ba0fe