Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cad1f8c9ac738773…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.0 KB Created: 2021-06-03 05:12:49 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 33ebbb550e1206db03767dd5a2ea3d52 SHA-1: 38558f7cdb1d24fdb3a995c1e4b8d4cba9e44b20 SHA-256: cad1f8c9ac738773550c2bb326210c2e88171365d646593bbbba2ed0370563e4
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are identified as malicious redirectors or part of a link farm. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains text related to game hacks and free items, aligning with the heuristic findings of a redirector lure. The primary goal appears to be directing users to potentially malicious sites for further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9769

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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/406889139/coin-master-free-spin-realme-products-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/fake-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/coin-master-spin-hack-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-free-tokens-in-minecraft-ps4_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/tiktok-free-promotion_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-without-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/coin-master-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hack-version-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id//repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-using-es-file_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/minecraft-pocket-edition-apk-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-a-minecraft-server-and-make-yourself-op_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/tiktok-likes-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id//repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-cards-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id//repository/free-robux-not-fake_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spin-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/can-you-give-me-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/free-800-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/lucky-patcher-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id//repository/free-roblox-clothes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lib.unitri.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-a-free-minecraft-server_GM479516143.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_004_off00004f45.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4F45 25812 bytes
SHA-256: 159d4df5602dae7ff80e18202526818a0c9097ab747c07766907b6a89edf0b36
font_01_sfnt_off000089da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x89DA 2880 bytes
SHA-256: b053084cafd01c649462d87667ba56c569d6480ce60e7d20ae57ef6124cf178e
font_02_sfnt_off000093c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x93C4 18688 bytes
SHA-256: 2b96984a12e9234f7a54c21b84caea4c40bc9a6928fd3166a16ecb8c3482d419