Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e7be3a33f045f452…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.1 KB Created: 2021-06-03 14:40:58 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: cd62987044553989ba51959805be32c2 SHA-1: 7ddb2c1eace6bcce1e0f97cdf049e51036f8577c SHA-256: e7be3a33f045f452a43c287e1e8c6ebefd4ebc72a34a4b13c9b47411c6e5602b
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to websites offering game hacks and free in-game items, a common lure for phishing or malware distribution. One critical heuristic identified a link to known malicious redirector infrastructure, and another flagged a mass external PDF link farm. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to redirect the user to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.online/app/406889139/coin-master-new-cards-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9-download-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id/repository/pokemon-go-no-free-raid-pass_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id/repository/pubg-300-uc-free_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/free-printable-roblox-images_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id/repository/coin-master-game-hack-app-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/minecraft-gun-mod-download-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/minecraft-mojang-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id/repository/tiktok-where-to-watch-free-movies_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/free-pet-food-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/minecraft-free-download-mac-full-version-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-download-hack-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-game-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-golden-card-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id/repository/universal-minecraft-converter-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-2021-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-spons-apk-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.poltekkespangkalpinang.ac.id/repository/wurst-115-2_GM479516143.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_004_off00004e77.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4E77 24376 bytes
SHA-256: f3f7b649a3d01cbeadb8ba7960a195ff8ed536ccdabe10b6c0b9216e0986113a
font_01_sfnt_off00008666.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8666 18056 bytes
SHA-256: b09614f462fc143d2396a5f3824a9304d12dedb8e61c452b065ffca1cc4d6821