Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f4cab1bceb065bb6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.5 KB Created: 2021-06-03 14:17:45 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 5ec6cf52422ce213f39e3824728ee930 SHA-1: 0d9e0cf7b63db4f9d33046771daa2964c9c4ba80 SHA-256: f4cab1bceb065bb6e47a44553e4c62947b7e9be95a0cc0f8f21db3cd500997dc
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document employs a lure related to game hacks and free generators to entice users to click on embedded links. The primary link, https://netcdn.online/app/479516143/how-to-install-minecraft-for-free-on-ios-game-hack, is identified as a malicious redirector. The document's structure and the presence of multiple similar URLs suggest an attempt to deliver a malicious payload or redirect users to a phishing site. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF's nature and the malicious URL indicate a high likelihood of exploitation for client execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9769

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/how-to-install-minecraft-for-free-on-ios-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/rblx-gg-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/real-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/best-free-minecraft-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/appsmob-info-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-roblox-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-coin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/claimrobux-net_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/500-free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/get-free-spins-on-coin-master-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/minecraft-world-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-2021-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/tiktok-free-4k_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/today-free-spin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-coins-and-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-fast_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/roblox-re_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digilib.stikesindramayu.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-more-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00005223.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5223 27628 bytes
SHA-256: 4d866af50bf46b8b4e56b58b8a6df0b8d9db0c6574e43d816713d2c9925e9633
font_01_sfnt_off00008e50.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8E50 2820 bytes
SHA-256: e5f6ec650849eefe6bc6a1649c2875ce35328d23e4196945bba66cc43e5a49d4
font_02_sfnt_off000097ee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x97EE 17948 bytes
SHA-256: 105e1adf3a8ec01b7ad4e3637eb20d748d74417b36eb8a9b6e8dc278cccf0612