Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b852a6f0c327e729…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.0 KB Created: 2021-05-10 20:42:50 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 5e74c1b9b902c635973570c1e703eb35 SHA-1: c69f54d6074ccc0e0ed9e6da319fc21859f1ff21 SHA-256: b852a6f0c327e729c6aca47360a6095da8bb89371088a018eec9e4fcefeb6789
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links designed to lure users to external sites, including a primary redirector associated with game hacks and a large farm of SEO-optimized PDF links. These links likely lead to further malicious content or phishing pages. The presence of a visual download button further supports the lure-based attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/479516143/how-to-get-creative-mode-in-minecraft-server-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/free-robux-master_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/minecraft-pe-server-hosting-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-2021-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-trading-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/how-to-start-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-gift-cards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-ios-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/coinmaster-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/free-robux-with-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/robuxglobalcom_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/free-robux-app_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/minecraft-games-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/coin-master-village-3_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/coin-master-cheat-codes-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-2021-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/freespincoin-masterlinkdownload_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/freerobuxhack-us-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.akbid-alsuaibah.ac.id/repository/wurst-hacked-client_GM479516143.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_off00004bda.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4BDA 26432 bytes
SHA-256: 59a90b8eed00667c0150b27bf9733c853467d6ed273f681b5720190047a596a9
font_01_sfnt_off000089a1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x89A1 18332 bytes
SHA-256: b04b103692562b1630027eac5b017e7352fc4190b72d9da3724e53b3c4929e1c