Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f373a454de74b3a9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.0 KB Created: 2021-06-09 04:23:57 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: e5637bebdb3ff06951bff193d47ae277 SHA-1: 0b22151e875a487139d00797065bbe86c66a92b2 SHA-256: f373a454de74b3a9e3f6ad69cce8b869c79134d4bfc578c50ee436c396e625a5
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains links to known malicious redirectors and lures users with 'free generator / game hack' content, strongly suggesting a phishing or scam attempt. The embedded URLs likely lead to further malicious content or malware downloads. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristic firings indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to harmful sites.

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-khaos-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-pet-snacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-hacks-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-robux-easy-with-a-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/gold-cards-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spin-software_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/new-free-money-links-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-link-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-realms-to-join_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-facebook-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-do-i-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/real-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/download-coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-mod_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-chromebook_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-reddit_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-more-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsn31jkt.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-on-phone_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_off0000507a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x507A 24592 bytes
SHA-256: f503612317bb6fa4919873c7a7ccbe790a4798e5efb034accf9a039ef9880d37
font_01_sfnt_off00008926.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8926 18408 bytes
SHA-256: ec17f9d1863271c469d4d4cea1586251387ebfd3136ec5c5a7c6dcc4c46be9a0