Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 da9eaebf613e28ea…

MALICIOUS

PDF

31.7 KB Created: 2021-07-29 14:54:36 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 3c8b38cf3a7be21c44034707e245a7a1 SHA-1: 53261706e937e1fa5c83315f6aa3fe522ebaa712 SHA-256: da9eaebf613e28eaea01a179a06cf5b0a72accee396d90d2c9afb7f956b644fc
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically a site offering a 'free generator / game hack'. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF with high confidence. While no scripts were extracted, the presence of malicious redirector links and the lure of free game hacks strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt designed to lead the user to a compromised site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9900

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/is-minecraft-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-tiktok-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-website_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-daily-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-can-i-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-kid-friendly-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-followers-on-tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsnkarawang.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/freer-pro-tiktok-fans_GM835599320.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_off00002b0f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2B0F 22144 bytes
SHA-256: 6229e9eb26547b1888ff376f9796f24a07fb1b2e3fe3da7988e6529cec4bc215
font_01_sfnt_off00005beb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5BEB 17568 bytes
SHA-256: 44c16732000c578f47393ad484896351af84166fbd5efffd5af9fb6697599acb