Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ed983d5cab58be1a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.5 KB Created: 2021-06-04 00:20:34 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: a88e0b26802b40b72fd85091caf82003 SHA-1: e09741cddbdb45b7f98e2f8a477ca7cb143c1fce SHA-256: ed983d5cab58be1ae95521532cc39a16a489e631ffafc70059ce7ccfa51d54f3
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and infrastructure, masquerading as game hacks and cheats. The presence of a visual download button further supports the lure. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links indicate an attempt to redirect the user to download potentially malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.online/app/479516143/minecraft-hacked-client-bedrock-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-site_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/hack-coin-master-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/minecraft-survival-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/roblox-gift-card-online-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/real-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/claim-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-games-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-version-33-2_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/pubg-uc-load_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/rare-free-links-to-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-online-hack-tool_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/free-robux-ad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/roblox-hack-me-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/roblox-april-fools-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/how-to-hack-coin-master-root_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/minecraft-tower-defense-hacked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katalog.iain-padangsidimpuan.ac.id/repository/how-do-i-get-free-robux-on-roblox_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_004_off0000533f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x533F 25104 bytes
SHA-256: f5f1f59d1cf7c23540dabea3558938d72ea277923c3628cb1ec6cc6af212c46d
font_01_sfnt_off00008b7b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8B7B 18344 bytes
SHA-256: cec5df14c13053b95980c4aea59b0ff00c617a437a79699219b389062a1adae6