Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2c160b6825279460…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.3 KB Created: 2021-06-27 08:02:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: e69da22040a979e6f9c495497e90e134 SHA-1: d665f8353079869bacf282909c60fb39ce8990e8 SHA-256: 2c160b68252794603b235620a40df70e358797d7a59d424e48c697732f3552c9
168 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links, including one identified as a malicious redirector. The document body and heuristics suggest a lure for free game items or hacks, which is a common social engineering tactic to trick users into clicking malicious links. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or further malicious activity upon clicking the link.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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.co/app/431946152/cheeky-face-free-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/apk-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-spin-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-like_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-unlimited_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/daily-spin-and-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/i-got-hacked-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-not-fake_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/microsoft-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-realms-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-spin-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-promo-codes-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-assassin-hack-2021-xximortalboyxx_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_off00002eb3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2EB3 21308 bytes
SHA-256: 9c9e9b8d07be097be94721e3c93ef8b5c3d850f30b5b94aa07aaa8806ee46a27
font_01_sfnt_off00005cef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x5CEF 19164 bytes
SHA-256: 63710aa85325134ed0e75e43310a2e5285c38b6151e879e1b03d2333bfde5dad