Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d5a98a13166229e1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.9 KB Created: 2021-07-20 10:56:22 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: fd3b3a40acc56225f8ff1b69c1a3b852 SHA-1: cac6028c86db1f7b75acbcca179556ddfb539e05 SHA-256: d5a98a13166229e1700671706618f5c054a03f7cb728f966380f4b26f01881ca
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a lure related to free game hacks, specifically mentioning Minecraft, to entice users. It includes a high-risk external URI pointing to 'netcdn.tw' which is likely a redirector to malicious content. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest a phishing or social engineering attack aimed at driving traffic to potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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/minecraft-on-computer-free-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-online-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-2021-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-disney-plus-accounts-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-doing-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-activegamer_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-edition-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bpkad.denpasarkota.go.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-someones-account-on-roblox_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_off0000316a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x316A 22468 bytes
SHA-256: e96f1b0a9f599ecd4db51062d514f85022191fb6d861546dbf54132a0f379f59
font_01_sfnt_off000062e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x62E2 18284 bytes
SHA-256: ce17ca81234478eae2e4d5d82743db6ecf39d6315d037818deed1e54c2e5b17b