Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cea0b4f3021518a2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.8 KB Created: 2021-07-09 04:12:56 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 87d8fb747fcf0482d8c4a26ac5ab6fdf SHA-1: 8a21fc241981621cff01d257074028927981134a SHA-256: cea0b4f3021518a23d650232ec83692f4a317e82e6db50c6f2638b42e6c97f12
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically targeting users with lures related to 'game hacks' and 'free coins'. The heuristic firings indicate that these links are designed to lead users to potentially harmful content or further malicious downloads. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the document's structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest an attempt to exploit user interest in free in-game currency or cheats to redirect them to malicious sites, likely leading to further exploitation or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/how-to-get-minecraft-coins-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/free-robux-codes-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu//repository/how-to-hack-roblox-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/how-to-use-cheat-engine-in-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu//repository/coin-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/roblox-on-ps4-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/roblox-cheats-for-tickets-and-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/get-any-roblox-gamepass-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu//repository/roblox-how-to-get-free-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/how-to-get-2021000-robux-for-free-only-one-click_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu//repository/how-do-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-apple_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/get-free-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/hack-roblox-accounts-with-cookie-editor_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/v3rmillion-free-roblox-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/coin-master-hack-spin-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu//repository/how-do-i-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/roblox-robux-hack-no-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/how-to-get-real-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/roblox-phantom-forces-hack-november-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.litbang.kemkes.go.id/tawangmangu/repository/roblox-free-followers-generator_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
font_00_sfnt_off0000354e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x354E 22100 bytes
SHA-256: a35aa26b11f7a239812e7c7429fa9120bc14653f0b70f24c648f7a78dfdc7b43
font_01_sfnt_off000065dd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x65DD 18164 bytes
SHA-256: 08cfef77cd0745aa004e30d27b19be38b0f906a11dfdef7a7ac194d78643726e