Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 14b821a4aae7ad20…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.0 KB Created: 2021-06-03 10:06:41 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-02
MD5: 622ffbf2ee737a5cd15bebb7f9bec742 SHA-1: cad4d0ada0d234d9fcf250da08c3f868aaecafd0 SHA-256: 14b821a4aae7ad20ad1e2e4e95690ff8047d041169ba472636b068376e4a288a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically promoting 'free generator' or 'game hack' lures. The document body and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt designed to trick users into visiting potentially harmful websites. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links and the ML classifier's high confidence indicate a high likelihood of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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.online/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-diamonds-on-royale-high-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/bad-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verify_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/i-want-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-apk-download-free-015-0_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-mod-menu_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-pokemon-go-free-to-download_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/rich-free-roblox-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-you-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-edition-unlock-full-game-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacks-ps4_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/earn-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-followers-without-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-ios-jailbreak_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-online_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacked-client-18_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-tiradas-gratis_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/daily-free-spin-and-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/easy-robux-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
font_00_sfnt_off0000512f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x512F 25968 bytes
SHA-256: 216b6ef5c7090dc0aa7db85cd1a50bc4dd877e99737e3a379111f6f3eba23ee5
font_01_sfnt_off00008ce2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CE2 19800 bytes
SHA-256: b0752c6d45533dd4e6f492921b52e12a9416f2e8401d1e41db91b333815be88b