Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d7a17be67bfcb4c9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.3 KB Created: 2021-05-13 03:09:36 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 48b72b2c4252ab0117a103e53bd0d9e7 SHA-1: 0f9e12f13b655f0b4a0e16074f51999c04551613 SHA-256: d7a17be67bfcb4c9251ac4dc3f1b6ead7a9a7e86a56835080a1e4fc292471832
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on what appear to be game hack generators or free currency sites. One primary link leads to a known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains text related to 'free coins' and 'game hack', reinforcing the lure. The presence of numerous external PDF links further suggests a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic to distribute malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/link-for-free-coins-in-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-2021-ios-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-images_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-attack-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/stock-speed-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-link-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-rewards-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pe-free-download-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/claimrbx-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-app-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/aimbot-download-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-no-download-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spin-coin-master-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-avatar-ideas_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-that-actually-works-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pe-hack-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-2021-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-survival-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnurulislamblc.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-kid-friendly-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_003_off00004ce9.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4CE9 24244 bytes
SHA-256: fc8fb249daa592ddc4cc94426f84fcced868012de137f53da3ccdd339b526bb0
font_01_sfnt_off0000842f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x842F 17880 bytes
SHA-256: 2ba4049ee856ee16a7338789b9de70a28ae5aa09727d52a30852826d07af8f7c