Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 14e17599cd528266…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.5 KB Created: 2021-07-04 16:42:28 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: c7fecc66d18fd69b9c4321cdbc37d1a9 SHA-1: 30e197a59767a3daa713b81644fc832fc2fb02de SHA-256: 14e17599cd528266b51c0a6a869aa48c10d83aa4229fcae6a1d3b076da3880aa
260 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document employs a lure of game hacks and generators to entice users into clicking malicious links. The document contains numerous links, including one pointing to known malicious redirector infrastructure at http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/best-minecraft-hacked-client-2021-game-hack. The presence of a 'password-protected archive' lure suggests the document is intended to conceal a malicious payload, likely downloaded after the user navigates the redirect chain. The ML classifier strongly supports the malicious nature of this PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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 http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/best-minecraft-hacked-client-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id//repository/roblox-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/minecraft-pe-apk-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/roblox-password-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id//repository/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/coin-master-el-tiger-card-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id//repository/free-spin-and-daily-news-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-stuff-that-cost-coins-free-mcpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/tiktok-free-view-followers_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id//repository/ios-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id//repository/minecraft-free-download-mac-full-version_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id//repository/free-robux-games-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/how-to-change-roblox-name-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/free-robux-pin-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/coin-master-gift-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id//repository/how-do-we-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/free-spins-coin-master-links-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/how-to-get-free-shields-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-library.stienobel-indonesia.ac.id/repository/claim-free-spins-coin-master_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
font_00_sfnt_off000030ea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x30EA 22256 bytes
SHA-256: 6db4c9e38f188c86fa53a51edf9230cf2c22a100954b5d4d5d73a2b2e1b161ed
font_01_sfnt_off0000626f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x626F 18892 bytes
SHA-256: 2587312e1c2e565bcf22bf8bfb0e6784698aa34c80dd25a5e6f8f055d46fce6a