Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cef9e1d872bb2084…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.7 KB Created: 2021-05-12 05:05:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 9eee5d55683bd363e4c1ddd420e70e26 SHA-1: 040b6501a991d418a0bb6adee7e2b8a84e473a72 SHA-256: cef9e1d872bb2084a5d532e9d087d6196abacff110a47392ca9f285eedf7ecde
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free generators' for games. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure to click these links, likely to download further malware or engage in phishing. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a malicious redirection workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9632

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/406889139/free-gold-cards-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-game-hunter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-without-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spain_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/corn-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/ultimate-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-earn-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-and-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/actual-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/ways-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-with-lucky-patcher_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robuxy-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/cheats-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/mosttechs-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-version_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-root_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-free-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mariyadl.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-microsoft_GM431946152.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_003_off00004a47.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A47 25256 bytes
SHA-256: 22034cb6bd8cee353de41c5cd8113317c6d6c354cda252e108ea0b84c4a180c6
font_01_sfnt_off00008373.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8373 2896 bytes
SHA-256: c1a618813a64314343402b2ec738fc11c4c912460a4c7ae3029924d2f9a229cd
font_02_sfnt_off00008d59.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8D59 17960 bytes
SHA-256: e7d6a33110c05f2f7358e31e331cf325c9b09bbae5ece44b659e3c4bfc76bc90