Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ab66bffbb8a9de09…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.2 KB Created: 2021-06-26 12:39:13 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: 8a79c3af1aa50df95a1155da3ff6b4e6 SHA-1: 0ecf31e48dcd173652d4ee6000dcf70f7b4b70d0 SHA-256: ab66bffbb8a9de090ed1aececb9907686740715b5126ec385307e4d12c110618
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free generator' or 'game hack' lures. The document body and heuristics indicate a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting these malicious URLs, likely to download further malware or engage in credential harvesting. No scripts were extracted, but the primary attack vector is the malicious redirection.

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.co/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-death-run-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/free-roblox-groups-with-funds_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/roblox-group-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/minecraft-cheat-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/free-roblox-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-on-ipad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/legit-coin-master-hack-site-zyngaplayerforumscom_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-mobile_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/coin-master-game-hunters-club_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/roblox-how-to-get-free-stuff-from-catolog_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/tiktok-free-speech_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-clothes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-draw_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/thinking-simulator-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-fire_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/minecraft-marketplace-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id//repository/minecraft-hack-app_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekeskupang.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-spins-game-download_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_off0000319f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x319F 22272 bytes
SHA-256: 0ab03a43be4f4e9f4c45e54810402c557ea760213aee21d3d20499e705185fab
font_01_sfnt_off0000633d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x633D 19384 bytes
SHA-256: 140efaa19506918d6e23c6f72929d04436b836b18eb9dc717a4a442c24a9fe38