Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f73a75a27f8dbac3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.5 KB Created: 2021-06-03 23:11:13 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 3d80d0a241599339f78b23188351a5d3 SHA-1: c941f34e99e7e5edb3239ec2e94127e0f5e80f8b SHA-256: f73a75a27f8dbac3a06f2489788f4c6eb655b97a0a461b05309f606a32a60ae3
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including one that redirects to known malicious infrastructure, masquerading as a game hack generator. The document body and extracted links suggest a lure for free game currency or hacks, likely intended to lead users to phishing or malware download sites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded links strongly indicate a malicious redirection workflow.

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.
  • 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.online/app/406889139/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/cpbildco-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/earn-robux-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-a-free-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/krnl-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-2021-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-spin-link-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-roblox-gift-card-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-2021-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/how-to-earn-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/minecraft-java-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/pokemon-go-free-codes_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/tiktok-likes-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-spins-blog_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-dungeons-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/robux-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-spin-daily-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://library.stikeswnpalu.ac.id/repository/minecraft-launcher-download-free_GM479516143.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_off00005136.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5136 25240 bytes
SHA-256: 8cea3f557913491ae6f6a3ac23576b8645dc70fc47cc6138bad9e635431cd522
font_01_sfnt_off00008ad6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8AD6 18452 bytes
SHA-256: 240b90d3225a309efd4f22f05c72cc9c47fc9cdac152c3e16e2e4001354cf22f