Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ddd3bffc35ad12ba…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.8 KB Created: 2021-05-21 13:34:17 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 9d6c68cd0db7d043fad52fb40e8068be SHA-1: d36d009d42bdcce72e91e8b5e3097cf557d002bc SHA-256: ddd3bffc35ad12ba69b177de375ae58e0fe601c7cf317bac9f82f9f86c87d62f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a malicious link disguised as a game hack generator, which redirects to known malicious infrastructure. The document body and embedded artifacts suggest a lure for users seeking free in-game items or cheats. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links indicate an attempt to redirect users to potentially harmful content, likely as part of a phishing or malware distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9447

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.xyz/app/479516143/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-ios-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://lms.mtsn3trenggalek.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-servers-that-allow-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lms.mtsn3trenggalek.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-thumbnail_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lms.mtsn3trenggalek.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/can-you-get-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lms.mtsn3trenggalek.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-skins-xbox-one_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lms.mtsn3trenggalek.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/can-you-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://playhack.in/minecraftIn PDF document text
    • https://discord.ggIn 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_off0000361c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x361C 25104 bytes
SHA-256: ccc9cb0f2ac49dac1a36ab72b7e7b5e06a6fe0f3c25d0bd744fef2a66c64fe7c
font_01_sfnt_off00006fbc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6FBC 17872 bytes
SHA-256: f310131035db742f338f230ab2c5697c5d59cc25d8943e3e3339342bb09010ba