Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dfffeabfe7452625…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.0 KB Created: 2021-05-13 19:34:19 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 6863ccb0aa7450e15a3e11b8ed182c66 SHA-1: 0c2dad54bfbf0e6f9f8dee33f1f23e5931417e78 SHA-256: dfffeabfe7452625d416719d039e23376000ca9fcf180dde00862bef748f4310
122 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier. It uses brand-impersonation credential phishing. The file routes users through malicious redirector infrastructure and presents a deceptive download button. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/free-arsenal-hacks-game-hack.
  • 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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/free-arsenal-hacks-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-life-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hacks-for-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-pe-hack-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/apps-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-heaven_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-followers-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-coins-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-daily-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-raid-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-minecraft-java-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-but_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-ps4-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-free-version_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-com-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-heaven-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.masirsyad.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-roblox-promo-codes_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_off00004a79.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A79 25944 bytes
SHA-256: 7f5b0fc51bb4377099fb12fde785af41e7ff857527e895ff4a42ced004d29b2c
font_01_sfnt_off0000872a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x872A 17836 bytes
SHA-256: d6079491610f92f53a6d508c31b9bd32bc6214f96ff8d9618faef176008c6c5c