Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fac48f90385b8612…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.0 KB Created: 2021-06-09 02:07:52 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 0731aebb079f94afcb9f021c5324bd7d SHA-1: 0ff04d86200a9c17ca771def53b395a392406a21 SHA-256: fac48f90385b86125ddab26f244da0b94333a172866c9c4a0b30e084247a9e15
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a link that redirects to a 'free generator / game hack' lure, identified as malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to the malicious URL and appears to be generated by wkhtmltopdf. The presence of a malicious redirector strongly suggests an attempt to deliver a secondary payload or phish for credentials.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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.tw/app/431946152/roblox-play-now-for-free-no-sign-up-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-jackpot-madness-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/plug-toolbox-for-minecraft-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-hack-pc-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-laptop_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-bit-ly_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/hack-book-of-monsters-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-spin-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-june-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-2021-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/free-spin-sites-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-cheat-codes_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/how-do-you-get-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-links-for-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-free-spins-generator-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/redeem-card-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-no-survey-no-download-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/cm-daily-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/roblox-cheat-codes-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pustaka.keperawatan.unand.ac.id/repository/coin-master-spin-link-free_GM406889139.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_off000051f7.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x51F7 25972 bytes
SHA-256: 9a9d2227ca224129caef79784e34a72b2366bc4d8ccd032df345e751707a27a0
font_01_sfnt_off00008dbd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8DBD 19444 bytes
SHA-256: 9d9c11da8a9276cccce26478de9902050457380fd739d95dd42366c267fdb3a1