Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e845fbc0b2c2df34…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.1 KB Created: 2021-05-13 23:15:06 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 323b3dad5777113bd26c401c2d072e7a SHA-1: ddf42ece2fbe22ecb4029a15b765b2ad6a527a56 SHA-256: e845fbc0b2c2df340fe3eecfbd3efa288b67231fdb7fb79b225b5a5116cdb55f
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of 'free generator / game hack' to redirect users to malicious infrastructure. The document contains numerous links to SEO-optimized PDF files hosted on various domains, likely part of a link farm designed to improve search engine rankings for scam-related keywords. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the presence of multiple redirector links confirms a malicious intent to lead users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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/coin-master-hack-that-actually-works-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-on-coin-master-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-games-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roebucks-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-daily-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-t-shirt-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-dungeons-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robloxmatchcom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-coins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/youtube-how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-free-on-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/apk-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-there-a-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-robux-gg_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-spin-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-spins-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-time-hack-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn1bandung.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/daily-free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.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_off00004a95.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A95 30072 bytes
SHA-256: d97b0bbbbdd204910dd8fe2c5bde90ed3eb7c7423f52fc6e2278339147d76edb
font_01_sfnt_off00008d84.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8D84 18472 bytes
SHA-256: 8403d92330cb41559737ed1496c4c5894a050c2f7b8d5bf65f27834ff4ec6c0c