Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d1aee897cfa11fc9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.7 KB Created: 2021-05-17 20:10:07 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 2edcf6120e16ee14d859c54f6f01ccfd SHA-1: 6be447310e4e1fb4c2a6ff13bbf5e7bdd273291a SHA-256: d1aee897cfa11fc9a2a543087a6727c9a0ed08039b89b7adb2bc5b462ba2cc0d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as "free generator / game hack" lures. The document body and extracted URLs suggest a scam aimed at tricking users into visiting malicious sites, likely for malware distribution or phishing. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of multiple malicious links and the ML classifier output strongly indicate a malicious intent.

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/479516143/minecraft-pe-hacks-ios-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/114-4-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/mcpe-master-coins-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-claim-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/play-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-for-flip-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-builders-club-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coins-and-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-33-hack-version-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-quiz_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hack-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/apk-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hacked-roblox-accounts-list_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/games-on-roblox-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-gift-card-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hack-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn3lebak.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/promo-codes-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sigmaclient.info#2In PDF document text
    • https://flux.today#3In 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_off00004c50.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C50 25388 bytes
SHA-256: 2022a6457727d6f686c8717d8c812eaa5db24015bc42a7ba4cce9cd59a1cce62
font_01_sfnt_off000085b5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x85B5 18036 bytes
SHA-256: fbc64332b03f0750ddeb2eacbb62e3ca259962fbc5170a7e54e3809c144f3302