Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c25db2c926f142b7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.6 KB Created: 2021-06-14 00:38:10 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: a154c641e3d25e2e3411cf23596ff7a7 SHA-1: d651442472eb8fa4439f798f6f20deefa1192e11 SHA-256: c25db2c926f142b7751f529c7346ba640c9cf2670283db2436e75f54adb3c7b2
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to a malicious domain, masquerading as a "free generator / game hack". The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for potentially unwanted or malicious content. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest a phishing or social engineering attempt to drive traffic to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/real-hack-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/get-free-robux-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/how-to-make-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/roblox-hack-forum_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-spins-for-coin-master-on-1-19-19_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/is-minecraft-free-on-switch_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-with-game-guardian_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-on-iphone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/btools-hack-for-roblox-link_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/minecraft-name-tag-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-game-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-tiktok-coins_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/roblox-18_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/best-roblox-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/collect-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/easy-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021-no-download_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_003_off00004932.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4932 25216 bytes
SHA-256: 920f40cf68d34bba1a3d0d30082c149e975a8397a39d6efd4735ba1f0214063e
font_01_sfnt_off00008404.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8404 18320 bytes
SHA-256: f1aa7d2cc6451906825898e5746de1a4a9c6e89e673eb8fbc37bfd7cd563e47c