Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cc6c17c574856d40…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.7 KB Created: 2021-06-03 07:09:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 23b59b3ba86d16649e5a133110a4fdc9 SHA-1: f2093d9a871f0aec6312f02114812e75744b08c7 SHA-256: cc6c17c574856d409573d3bd562a8ec75c6392ccb3e5238eaa7c74c212773f3e
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains numerous links, including one pointing to known malicious redirector infrastructure, designed to lure users into clicking on game hack or generator sites. The document body and embedded links suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely to lead to further compromise or malware download. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

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.
  • 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/479516143/mcpe-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-a-lot-of-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/how-to-get-minecraft-coins-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/websites-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/real-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-apk-april-12-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/robuxmatch-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-rewards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-new-link-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/oprewards-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hack-android-root_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/free-spins-from-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/roblox-hack-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/free-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/robuxmatchcom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-spins-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-spins-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/village-3-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id/repository/hack-coin-master-spin-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/best-roblox-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.poltekkes-tanjungpinang.ac.id//repository/free-robux-hacker-us_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_off000054a4.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x54A4 26076 bytes
SHA-256: eb0f969d318592788b147bfe63e00d52e8af066f4fad49c529d2f5900ecc42a1
font_01_sfnt_off00008f6d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F6D 17292 bytes
SHA-256: bad2551fb36a1ff37c0a2928a0b0bdd7baf715808b6c6c89c87aa6c39ddc14cd