Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c1e845ca9587abb7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.6 KB Created: 2021-06-04 03:33:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: abb619cba361756ecaac6f4f9cb601ea SHA-1: 338a2a3e16e62b9a3ccfc21dcf5bb9fe3f3ac9ae SHA-256: c1e845ca9587abb7ec448781a908ff0695e232167bedcef6c0d38709da351cf6
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded URLs, including one that redirects to a "game hack" site, indicating a lure for potentially malicious downloads. The presence of a visual download button and instructions for a password-protected archive further suggest a malicious workflow designed to bypass security measures. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the lures and the embedded URLs strongly point towards a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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/479516143/chisel-and-bits-mod-minecraft-pe-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/free-robux-thumbnail_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/coin-master-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/hack-para-coin-master-singapore_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/free-apk-mods-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/minecraft-java-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/como-generar-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/can-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/free-robux-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/minecraft-pe-apk-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/free-robux-apk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/coin-master-deals_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/minecraft-realms-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/coin-master-hacks-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/free-4l-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/free-tiktok-followers-no-verification-or-survey_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/card-hack-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.pn-raha.go.id/repository/how-to-get-free-coins-in-coin-master_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_off00005232.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5232 25096 bytes
SHA-256: 0ef0eb16c37984e94140649211e0c55cdfecf822e98d361387cf5a91d15d98f0
font_01_sfnt_off00008b62.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8B62 18492 bytes
SHA-256: 61a31027f058db0827ef217670a8e1f5e2a0522dc8390d68666358c3512875fc