Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b9bd269b53fb05cd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.1 KB Created: 2021-05-14 20:35:17 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 6a7aa064fd79b67fafacdb45c01cfec1 SHA-1: 9a4d80f268f02463f74f02339c7e6aa088af285b SHA-256: b9bd269b53fb05cd9919cd568315e5381c95864b184be3a85954da5c0df2517a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as "free generator / game hack" lures. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains references to these lures and additional URLs pointing to what appear to be game-related PDFs. The primary malicious activity observed is the redirection to external, untrusted infrastructure, likely to host further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8948

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.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-images-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-free-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-iphone-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/best-minecraft-hacked-client-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-passwords_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-daily-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-xbox_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hacker-mask_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/oprewards-login_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-apps-that-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-unlimited-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/tiktok-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-spins-and-coins-unlimited-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-with-lucky-patcher_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-online-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-place-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-activegamer_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-giveaway-live_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4pessel.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-for-android_GM406889139.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_off00004cd3.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4CD3 26356 bytes
SHA-256: 1de3fb3f16c97674e3fbd2d7dde1a7b9bc3507cb8eebcaad1c2259e92c435a8e
font_01_sfnt_off00008a75.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A75 2832 bytes
SHA-256: 77ae1c4cffa647a8fd533dfa4102e94364989f9e80b9cd131876e9d1005899a2
font_02_sfnt_off00009426.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9426 18792 bytes
SHA-256: a2580c58451f3b1d88c8ceab1016c43f7244c9e681afad5968b7c22bbe0132ae