Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3714959ce0dd4909…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.0 KB Created: 2021-05-12 20:46:21 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: dc173ac9f6f4cf74ea86901d0a145949 SHA-1: 7a3527d345c7f1ccb648635a924989494b19633b SHA-256: 3714959ce0dd49091655fececb4691fcc11122e0f8b6480b9f4ce96d63978469
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and a link farm, masquerading as game hacks and free spins. The primary lure directs users to 'netcdn.xyz', which is flagged as a malicious redirector. The document body and embedded links suggest a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9432

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.
  • 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.
  • 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/blogger-free-spins-and-coins-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-mac-full-version_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hacks-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spin-app-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/freespinandcoin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/can-you-download-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-hack-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-realistic-minecraft-texture-packs_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/descargar-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-key-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-download-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-make-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-rewards-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/i-got-hacked-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-trading-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verifying-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.indovisionjogja.web.id/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004ba7.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4BA7 24744 bytes
SHA-256: 54442160aed1a33cb717fb1dcde91170e1bc038a5d2441c38e0494f7281fea0f
font_01_sfnt_off00008418.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8418 2840 bytes
SHA-256: 3fb127b764b9d10f5525bc4de5ec8316de704409ccb0cf21cff3ad8a30d11676
font_02_sfnt_off00008dc9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8DC9 19432 bytes
SHA-256: 5a5c59a59111af4785d2f2ad4e7a2ba46d80afc0f7bdc2e170b35f34f226c860