Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d241ad7aa447c68e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.7 KB Created: 2021-06-04 02:18:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: fc14e07ffe2cb8e4b0ffcfad084e6094 SHA-1: cb664bbf2eabbc0e51dd2062cd9aca5858988cba SHA-256: d241ad7aa447c68eff22875e49a0397a55302995052f56e1764dbb1a3d3e3fbb
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to a 'free generator / game hack' lure, indicating a social engineering attempt to trick users into downloading potentially malicious content. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. Although no scripts were directly extracted, the nature of the links and the lure suggest a common pattern for distributing malware or engaging in phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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.online/app/406889139/ultimate-free-spins-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/roblox-gun-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-2021-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/coin-master-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/websites-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/free-spin-link-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/minecraft-modded-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-instagram_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/master-coin-hack-mod_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/download-minecraft-java-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/how-to-make-a-minecraft-bedrock-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/hack-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/minecraft-diamond-finder-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/free-minecraft-account-and-password-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/roblox-studio-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-soins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-mod-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/minecraft-116-apk-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digilib.uim.ac.id/repository/robux-no-human-verification_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_off00005239.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5239 29912 bytes
SHA-256: 59fa55e4a2b24b28c7aeee2ff221c6d6e8cffe21ca41d27262094425132e30da
font_01_sfnt_off00009417.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9417 18408 bytes
SHA-256: 069e81d139e88509d82e8224148cc48daf359350e2997d733607192457d28ec7