Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 05dfe3ef42dc517b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

37.5 KB Created: 2021-05-21 03:10:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 7a3ff245eb58e9523984e90842cf731c SHA-1: 0440923ceed4a9cdc4e9d6df2b55f663dceebd52 SHA-256: 05dfe3ef42dc517b4133cf0363fdd00793cfb39a6ebcd885dcc3b25009ed61b2
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to a known malicious domain, masquerading as a 'game hack' or 'free spins' generator. The document body and embedded artifacts suggest a lure to trick users into clicking these links, likely leading to further malicious content or downloads. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9447

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-daily-free-spins-link-today-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.shropshirefurniture.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-girl_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shropshirefurniture.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shropshirefurniture.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-no-verification-deutsch_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shropshirefurniture.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shropshirefurniture.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-coin-master-free-spin_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_002_off00003471.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3471 25168 bytes
SHA-256: da6a0ac0192970a14cced88dc25f35d5f909a61f55346e0b10328a706e88427b
font_01_sfnt_off00006ec7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6EC7 19052 bytes
SHA-256: 51ec1fd699785aa8f843f12306ac352f9679003eb9b4544ea09afbac11be1d71