Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0cc5a850f053da36…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.7 KB Created: 2021-05-30 15:38:10 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 51582d0356e552dac3ae5a6ca611069d SHA-1: 5a2593940d6d565edcb0dc0f5b9c3af0026717d0 SHA-256: 0cc5a850f053da36dcc456402df648b00db718dca6479e407f0d0d54b7621b2c
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of free game generators and hacks to entice users to click on malicious links. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector, which likely serves as a gateway to further malicious content or exploits. The document also contains a large number of SEO-optimized links pointing to various gaming-related PDFs, suggesting a link farm or SEO poisoning tactic to increase visibility and traffic to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9580

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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/free-daily-spins-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-play-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-coloring-pages_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-online-free-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-views-on-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/daily-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-no-human-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-do-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-free-download-unblocked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-a-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-24-7-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/robux-hack-me_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-coins-on-tiktok_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-mobile_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-gift-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/haktuts-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-bedrock-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-java-edition-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/hacks-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-com-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hundt-druck.de/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-promo-codes-2021_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_off00005410.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5410 24348 bytes
SHA-256: 3a4aabe5ec1999a40c5a38a3b4ad67545fde34c718b2439aee58ca9cac0798b1
font_01_sfnt_off00008be6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8BE6 18308 bytes
SHA-256: 55eaac4e6bbee5e06de7435d22c867d27a3c8151a397b13177f5239675c95764