Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d43a7d98c6d9d6e0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.7 KB Created: 2021-05-20 18:29:06 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 1db915e7d48c6b1487edcd0a4dc280aa SHA-1: 62b9d8f1d0ecd8ccd0ca96a55916b54d81de600c SHA-256: d43a7d98c6d9d6e0e52d5eb045fd083e504ae048260b93a85db0f7c706dbdb42
168 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as "free generators" for popular games. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for free game hacks or generators, which is a common tactic to trick users into visiting malicious sites. While no scripts were directly extracted, the presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lure suggest an attempt to redirect users to potentially malicious content or downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9648

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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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-classic-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://elearningmts.nurulfalahalhuda.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-roblox-free-on-xbox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningmts.nurulfalahalhuda.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-master-spins-and-coins-for-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningmts.nurulfalahalhuda.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-2021-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningmts.nurulfalahalhuda.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/javascript-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearningmts.nurulfalahalhuda.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hacks-for-minecraft-bedrock_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://youtuIn 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_002_off000033da.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x33DA 24748 bytes
SHA-256: 14eb12196e0c4f84b99b0b14a3995cd69cfdd66b2d8d836cf6d5da2eb33a43cd
font_01_sfnt_off00006c64.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6C64 17644 bytes
SHA-256: 1ee95ff2a7de50dda93d1224861f64f53bfa9b684d20bd49bdd14d4804095e27