Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f8317807177ebf05…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.4 KB Created: 2021-06-04 00:48:48 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: fc05e6dce7a11d05e937beb9c3e293b4 SHA-1: 5184f8a37cec8c75ec348f91412f9005b72256d8 SHA-256: f8317807177ebf051972c8cdbceedcfba29d3d4af2f9e2b2d330403115a3062e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free generators' and 'game hacks'. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a social engineering lure designed to lead users to potentially harmful content or further malicious downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9796

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/406889139/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-blog-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/minecraft-pvp-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/robloxheroxyz-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-september-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/freerobuxhack-us-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-daily-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-tips_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-sound-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-injection_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/are-there-any-coin-master-hacks-that-actually-work_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/lazy-blocks-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/coin-master-apk-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/free-chest-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/minecraft-apk-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elibrary.fl.unud.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-xbox-360_GM479516143.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_off000055a7.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x55A7 24524 bytes
SHA-256: 63dbbbeefc41b7f8d2b09002326726946635daad94c86ed96293626ce33c4eaf
font_01_sfnt_off00008db7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8DB7 2920 bytes
SHA-256: 64c53edae7920bc04119553d13e7f88c7ab8c9d6abd0f5e62be35afdb33f76ff
font_02_sfnt_off000097d3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x97D3 19156 bytes
SHA-256: c6e44e2d9e69c9765448dadb9ef0e8fe599e3907f261bb989cdf753410e037ff