Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b7bdc0b655757895…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.6 KB Created: 2021-06-21 08:28:06 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: da9424387faf3a7fc7d6e4bd68f05d52 SHA-1: 6c09631beaaba5951cfdda5504203b40c67bad41 SHA-256: b7bdc0b655757895757254f0d27bf36eb3e594fc9d6a265a0c581dc8c07f4af1
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector, that are disguised as "free generators" or "hacks" for popular games. The presence of these links and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a social engineering lure for malware or scam content.

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/479516143/minecraft-apk-free-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-robux-easy-and-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-online-hack-no-survey-no-password_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-admin-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-script-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-use-wurst_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-for-roblox-generator-no-human-vertification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/what-games-on-roblox-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/daily-free-spin-link-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-unlimited_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-army-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coinmaster-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-realms-free-codes_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-promo-codes-roblox-2021-december_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kpu-badungkab.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/comment-hack-roblox-2021_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
font_00_sfnt_off000033a6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x33A6 23152 bytes
SHA-256: 46965521b7801888cb7d80fff5ec27d34b29353aff95967d2d88f13960812b97
font_01_sfnt_off000066c1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x66C1 18924 bytes
SHA-256: 1de344d99f1e631699adb44c0f23fb2d6ffa0cf287341dc691753e7d540fe775