Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 afad3bf9b3ac0e4f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.3 KB Created: 2021-05-16 00:38:20 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: de6cf3565d2691b1141194e76e4fcf68 SHA-1: 843da738ebabc45caddb3b79948169a587b574c6 SHA-256: afad3bf9b3ac0e4f50c3cf88297ba0af817073d1317a8a4755f85b68ab81c6f0
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains numerous links, including one to a known malicious redirector, disguised as 'game hacks' or 'free generators'. The document body and embedded links suggest a lure to trick users into visiting potentially malicious websites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly indicate a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8696

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/earn-robux-today-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/coin-master-hack-mobile_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/public-enemy-sun-prairie-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/how-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/can-you-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/synapse-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/how-to-get-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/coin-master-free-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/roblox-sexually_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/what-games-on-roblox-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/coin-master-blogspot-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/coin-master-hack-android-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/coin-master-free-spins-bit-ly_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/free-spins-for-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-and-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/free-coin-link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/free-roblox-clothes-templates_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/can-you-really-hack-coin-master-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pt-mataram.go.id/perpustakaan/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-download-apps-or-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004d35.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D35 25916 bytes
SHA-256: 79f5f3705782ebc35ec7b5db3b83c071bfe321d6ea0c2b212ff2f881d13597de
font_01_sfnt_off000087de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x87DE 2912 bytes
SHA-256: 02b35010e2614e3cc95ac6414c49295350c91fdfcc4b4cad27ffdbc10e80df7f
font_02_sfnt_off000091da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x91DA 18432 bytes
SHA-256: 50fc1adeb895ae30588f73a493889120d8bf728fc3821c38df9289c33b75de2a