Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c203d530b96d6214…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.6 KB Created: 2021-06-04 05:26:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 8b0337c00fabdcd9084fe076e5712eda SHA-1: a34170bef1622e27738a7e2d41ceb3f0b972be5c SHA-256: c203d530b96d62147ff4fdff077265ab2803d211f63e81246539f926ebd504a8
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple heuristics indicating it links to malicious redirectors, specifically advertising a "free generator / game hack" to lure users. The embedded URL leads to known malicious infrastructure. While no scripts were extracted, the document's structure and embedded links strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt designed to redirect users to potentially harmful websites.

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/431946152/free-robux-form-farms-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/easy-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/promo-codes-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/hack-coin-master-apk-mod_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/roblox-assassin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/free-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/how-to-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/easy-roblox-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-shirt-templates_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hacks-for-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-1701-20_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-instantly_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/how-to-win-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/free-robux-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/free-robux-picture_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/pubg-uc-and-bp-generator_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/no-scam-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/tiktok-free-online-videos_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vetmed.fkh.unair.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification_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
stream_004_off00004ec5.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4EC5 26132 bytes
SHA-256: 5dc31d99aaf59400f5cdf1625bda3b3f6c5972d3ba7d9360de8b29858a7ec627
font_01_sfnt_off00008b33.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8B33 18500 bytes
SHA-256: c60324954385173604ec7ceb5bd2ccc54e70bf2a7d6bf4bb607afc5a3f615cf7