Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c404136af9966eed…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.1 KB Created: 2021-05-11 20:03:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 861a4aff78128654d1ba0326f2c05992 SHA-1: 4859bf2f0e52ac9f13588eee0e1e8cec7366d54d SHA-256: c404136af9966eede5d2e7aea1d843ff29e6c04200e17f02459395f9ffd0c0dd
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on what appears to be a game hack or free currency generator. One primary link redirects to known malicious infrastructure. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest a malicious workflow, likely involving a redirect to a phishing or malware download site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/robux-free-com-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-links-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-hack-client-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-download-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-by-watching-ads_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-realms-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/moon-active-games_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-links-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-java-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-g_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-spin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-3rd-village-free-2021-gift-card_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-tool-for-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/games-like-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/code-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.man2smd.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verifying-2021_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_off0000493e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x493E 24836 bytes
SHA-256: ab3f65af3b4bb215b0dc88f861544aa917b95d46560c2fcaeaf7c02559d79b1b
font_01_sfnt_off0000826b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x826B 18276 bytes
SHA-256: 0fd65c317a1abc649e3faff400e4768e1aa7d1dd6ac5589c15474ffa47aab2c1