Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 23e3c1eb17d2b7cf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.7 KB Created: 2021-05-15 14:49:40 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: febb526d6cbba385d1a403ea244dd911 SHA-1: c07a2b0e00b9ef35d8c0a8ee4c4c294276081952 SHA-256: 23e3c1eb17d2b7cf618d510e1ebfcd0b47678acf6514c3190d9170416c188015
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, masquerading as free generators for popular games. The document body and embedded artifacts suggest a lure for game-related cheats, which is a common tactic to drive users to malicious sites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/406889139/coinmaster-free-spins-link-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-and-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/app-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-daily-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/can-you-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-windows_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/roblox-pink-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/roblox-adopt-me-free-pets_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-apk-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-survey-no-download-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-fast_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/www-coinmaster-com_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/link-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/how-to-make-a-minecraft-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/android-coin-master-3433-apk-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-70-spin-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/toolbox-for-minecraft_GM479516143.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_off00004c61.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C61 24712 bytes
SHA-256: 9a6a3d3d54b378d492d80b3f153c30d60c6f018f46696259d5c90f73e1cefe9c
font_01_sfnt_off0000849c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x849C 18316 bytes
SHA-256: e23e47edf411310e4720a9a584017679d42dc8e6fe25c1f08798108aa15add5d