Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ac80c120648f8f01…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.3 KB Created: 2021-06-18 07:47:31 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: a56247c3e380e6003fe06bd921298427 SHA-1: 2ab8c97345ab64adb9ca219ece5820bbf750146f SHA-256: ac80c120648f8f01c551fd6c4b068759cd154ca3a714c3b60b62f527e6c1c83b
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a prominent link to a redirector masquerading as a game hack generator, designed to lure users into downloading further malicious content. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of a call-to-action button reinforces the deceptive nature of the document. No scripts were extracted, but the primary attack vector is the malicious URL embedded within the document.

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-hack-roblox-tower-of-hell-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/promo-code-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/50-free-spins-coin-master-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/completed-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/easy-robux-today-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/roblox-com-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/how-to-cheat-in-roblox-lumber-tycoon-2_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-trackid-sp006_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/how-to-block-someone-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/free-spins-on-coin-master-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-2021-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-spin-160-pro_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/best-free-minecraft-servers_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/20210-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/roblox-free-items-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/robux-only_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/cheat-roblox-pet-simulator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib-ppsunisma.ac.id/repository/minecraft-free-version_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.roblox.com/.IIn 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_off0000306e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x306E 22112 bytes
SHA-256: d56a63e548c278b76535732e3b1152c1472957ed85b77c8a8884e74243156725
font_01_sfnt_off000061a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x61A2 18820 bytes
SHA-256: b7f18e53406669a44e485b806856bd4771ec37bda2beed0162a6420fac7c099d