Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 085763f3c1378134…

MALICIOUS

PDF

251.7 KB Created: 2021-07-05 07:07:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 40bb4835ba518cf1d97c639ee74877c1 SHA-1: 805fc474b83266e5fb5088f89d25a537215ae2af SHA-256: 085763f3c1378134e3f662f3a701e2a2ceb92aa957033c81d230c3c970f69114
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link T1534 Credentials from Password Stores

This PDF document employs a game hack lure to trick users into clicking a malicious link, impersonating brands like Apple. The presence of a fake CAPTCHA and MFA lure suggests an attempt to harvest credentials or abuse multi-factor authentication. The embedded URL `http://netcdn.tw/app/1330123889/pubg-uc-qatar-game-hack` is the primary indicator of this malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.0098

Heuristics 8

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: http://netcdn.tw/app/1330123889/pubg-uc-qatar-game-hack.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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 http://netcdn.tw/app/1330123889/pubg-uc-qatar-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/you-promised-my-son-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/free-robux-inspect-needed_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/free-robux-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/free-roblox-exploit-no-virus_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/pubg-uc-redeem-code-2021_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/roblox-dashing-simulator-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/daily-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/autoclicker-free-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/free-robux-redeem-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/minecraft-education-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-brown-hair-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-332-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-and-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/robux-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/hack-roblox-jailbreak-fr_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpsad.adturekorea.co.kr/newboard/_upload/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-free-on-pc_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_024_off0003823b.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3823B 25928 bytes
SHA-256: 19d9fc63fd943890c375847186a456559941e9fcd31d9cee110a290f863c756c
font_01_sfnt_off0003bf51.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3BF51 18388 bytes
SHA-256: 9dacc5cb72a7b55af0ab5d90b96fa6046e70d0fc2ce8f3e8316d74f06b11a88c