Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b9176f5f6e7d6c4b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.1 KB Created: 2021-06-03 12:38:25 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: d9e3cc454c41a8b8d74a80b0e81e61d3 SHA-1: 0e1dcab045877e14356afdd417cff4a051fafddc SHA-256: b9176f5f6e7d6c4b98869f4bef8a724e9125531e956166d24941c56cbd036c39
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to a website offering 'game hacks', a common lure for malicious content. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF with high confidence. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to trick the user into visiting a malicious site, likely to download further malware or engage in phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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 https://netcdn.online/app/1330123889/how-hack-pubg-uc-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/games-on-roblox-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-vpn-for-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/spin-and-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-2021-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-i-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/youtube-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/blox-pink-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-gift-robux-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-root_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/i-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-15-free-spin-link-of-last-5-days_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-xyz_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/blogspot-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/websites-that-give-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/today-free-spin-link-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sman1negara.sch.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-mod-apk-latest-hack-with-unlimited-free-spins_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_004_off0000500e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x500E 24688 bytes
SHA-256: 897c534ddaad7cdf70858c4fb892896a6953c4dbf15d11e417d124e2156a2739
font_01_sfnt_off000088b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x88B6 18604 bytes
SHA-256: d53840e37d4e2127543b51f6424047798f0935895af2f3613c250d21661c9c0c