Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1e4d5d28fcf66ec6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.0 KB Created: 2021-05-12 19:30:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-27
MD5: 91b5e8ff5bba523910ca293733f84cd6 SHA-1: 0cf44451bd66abec61f6764ff030ec68dfc386fb SHA-256: 1e4d5d28fcf66ec638bd82a9e8eed90b6907b12038248a2c76c73e38dae609a9
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of 'game hacks' and 'free generators' to entice users into clicking malicious links. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, which in turn serves other malicious PDF files. The document body contains obfuscated text and multiple URLs, indicating a clear intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content, likely for further exploitation or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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.xyz/app/431946152/hacking-apps-for-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacks-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-for-free-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-assassin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/worst-roblox-avatars_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-codes_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-in-app-purchases-jailbreak_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hacks-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-no-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-game-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacks-list_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-game-packs-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modestuae.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-codes_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_off00004997.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4997 26744 bytes
SHA-256: 94d1ba4f3e7d36f9d3c5a607c71b7e06b8b062d682d4800dfef7bf0499d3d97c
font_01_sfnt_off000087d1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x87D1 18932 bytes
SHA-256: a12a900017875743d46ad83be25c63e25fa00e3014bd6d438c4b8f248ab77b0b