Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a98061336b1733e8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.1 KB Created: 2021-07-08 19:00:19 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 95cfe4639e93b2c0c68ec755527fe22d SHA-1: bd00eae60059c59c10989d080f630bff83784640 SHA-256: a98061336b1733e8db583369aede2d90dd023e612f52633f161c8a79ecad90c6
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users into downloading potentially unwanted or malicious files, disguised as game hacks or generators. The primary link redirects to known malicious infrastructure, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a social engineering attack.

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/406889139/static-moonactive-net-rewards-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-exe_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-october-13-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/114-4-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-dragon-ball-rage-hack-stats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-change-your-roblox-username-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/are-robux-hack-legit-forums_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/download-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-without-human-verification-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-verification-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-link-for-coin-master-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hacksco_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-cards-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-printable-minecraft-coloring-pages_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-download-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-ml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mysadam.info/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-human-verification_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_002_off000031c1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x31C1 23388 bytes
SHA-256: 8d01ff7812277347ea3c657f92a811cc013821b6b03f702c49d991678ff56dac
font_01_sfnt_off00006666.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6666 18284 bytes
SHA-256: b288d9ef267feb3cee4f7351aa4425256813d44ff173698cd9488028fdb93443