Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fef27da44b1ea920…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.8 KB Created: 2021-05-10 16:06:28 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 225a60f015fa0d03599cf03f57979f32 SHA-1: 9ba383fa2b5f9a790e9624731f1406eab893fe1e SHA-256: fef27da44b1ea920aabb7491293df4874e891db555502f5f5515932ac9ca063b
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector, that promise game hacks and free in-game currency. The presence of a 'download button' lure and the critical heuristic firings indicate a high likelihood of this document being used to distribute malware or lead users to scam pages. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs and the nature of the lure strongly suggest a malicious intent to trick users into downloading further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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.xyz/app/406889139/coin-master-hack-apk-download-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-version-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hacker-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-roblox-clothes-girl_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-gift-card-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-shirt-template-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-there-any-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-coins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/hack-coin-pro-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-into-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-hack-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-minecraft-gift-codes_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/wurst-hacked-client-112-2_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/minecraft-the-complete-handbook-collection_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-learning-man1polman.com/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-script-hack_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_003_off00004d5c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D5C 25236 bytes
SHA-256: 0ee118fabf838fee8b615be875ae8dadc4b200efd6fed25dc3ffa0d6e1f49753
font_01_sfnt_off00008700.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8700 18876 bytes
SHA-256: d185c6cd3e49a2afee7ee12c234f8f1d1893ea96722679c453b335d0786e87d0