Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0cbf271daf3e6158…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.4 KB Created: 2021-06-03 08:41:03 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: e4aeec27ad476d781285e604ba20c4b4 SHA-1: 65061533e77517a440f570662746018bb243653c SHA-256: 0cbf271daf3e6158622abae2d8d8e341f56d7552c622304168741f09aa37981a
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The document presents a fake CAPTCHA to trick the user into interacting with it, which is a common social engineering tactic. It contains an embedded URI pointing to a suspicious URL, likely intended to download a second-stage payload. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

Heuristics 4

  • 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
  • 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 https://netcdn.online/app/406889139/haktuts-coin-master-free-spins-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/pokemon-go-free-play-online-without-downloading_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-332-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-account_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-spins-coin-master-without-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-spins-coin-master-site-wwwquoracom_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-group-payouts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/hack-coin-master-2021-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-live_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/i-need-more-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-minecraft-account-and-password-generator_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-no-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/oprewards-com-earn_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-bedrock-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-codes-generator-no-verification_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_004_off0000531e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x531E 24696 bytes
SHA-256: dc9d0f570b76c817d15cffe5969abd39548108b9436d8f6be93e0fcf8526620a
font_01_sfnt_off00008b2b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8B2B 18196 bytes
SHA-256: d21f7c9777ff22c572caba6bc61bff535e054503ba9d308437b2513133ac2854