Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2ad246cc5c5f5dc4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.4 KB Created: 2021-07-04 06:47:43 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 985e29e5b6785797289b3c10af0edb7d SHA-1: a6dec6870041a086b95d3e93ab04c59312fb16f9 SHA-256: 2ad246cc5c5f5dc4d76ebc47a805686b1d83a92db3bf299e587406ca719ea5bc
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of free game items and currency to trick users into clicking malicious links. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, which likely serves as a gateway to further malicious content or downloads. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/minecraft-pocket-edition-download-free-pe-calculator-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/roblox-army-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/real-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-tool-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/minecraft-online-free-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-ipad_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-pins_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-bedrock-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/was-minecraft-ever-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/daily-free-spins-coin-master-heaven_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-coin-and-spin-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roblox-money_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/ways-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-only_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-without-completing-offers_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yatrikathmandusuite.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-golden-card-hack_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_off00002f83.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2F83 21396 bytes
SHA-256: c0ae08f333743fc4c18bfa33ab6f54db070e8c5d4295084a6c237d9716101035
font_01_sfnt_off00005d65.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5D65 19044 bytes
SHA-256: 34b20f278f24286c6699cd4d98c19fc9e238f7be3ea9ba45b8deb04e7e0e65ff