Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eb8a89a30ccd259f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.3 KB Created: 2021-05-12 17:00:08 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: fe2b4839146c02cb871733cbc6674ac3 SHA-1: 4eb82457f78f8d09628d14754ac2892e8602c894 SHA-256: eb8a89a30ccd259fb66dfeb7d6d876f032654fc58fefa307032e5b033b781f66
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising a "free generator / game hack". The heuristic firings indicate that the PDF links to known malicious redirectors and is flagged by an ML classifier. While no scripts were extracted, the embedded links and the nature of the lure suggest a phishing or scam attempt designed to lead users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/406889139/blogspot-coin-master-free-spins-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/claimrbx-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/roblox-getting-hacked_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/i-want-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/hack-coin-master-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/minecraft-pe-free-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/free-op-minecraft-servers_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-ios-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-links-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-bonus_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/websites-that-give-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/coin-master-card-link-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-coins-on-coin-master-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/roblox-avatar-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/inappropriate-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/free-robux-apk_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpus.unpam.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-cheat-engine_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_off0000499a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x499A 23644 bytes
SHA-256: 0c922baa5fddeef7fd95917daab13e175732bfd09dd15f3ec81958831f722973
font_01_sfnt_off00007eab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7EAB 18464 bytes
SHA-256: af5d8a2e7c6ce5c46c231007036c3c30da92f088fd5d2b237af1a5c438451922