Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b328fdaf983a4b6b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.6 KB Created: 2021-05-13 12:13:31 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 91d6170e6a7c76d0377e65b6b13e411c SHA-1: 85805b7551fd6b934b5f42766dee5f018dd1097a SHA-256: b328fdaf983a4b6ba40d11a23f7d91b49bdde3d99508b32c16c73cd81252d00e
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including one to a known malicious redirector, disguised as offers for game hacks and currency. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure to external sites, likely for phishing or scamming purposes. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs and the nature of the lures suggest a social engineering attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/robux-free-c-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-october-17-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hacks-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-windows-10_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-chest-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-account-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-can-i-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-stuff_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-bedrock-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-https-coinms-net_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-march-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-cards-sets-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-coin-master-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-make-your-own-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/avatar-de-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-coin-master-game-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn2lamtim.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-link-today_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
stream_003_off000048d4.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x48D4 24872 bytes
SHA-256: 3006f67fa2220d565e4f130116b9bf452b3a6ca4faf8d271e24a40785979b66e
font_01_sfnt_off000080e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x80E2 18012 bytes
SHA-256: 3f1ded8a9c51e4f0f41c660fd84d3573ebe8f92a83837bcaa523a9614d650e73