Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3903a8a82e6b32b0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.7 KB Created: 2021-06-09 13:29:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: 7d151b183262292b72f5720f7e24bb6c SHA-1: 179f19c884d6699550b87a66adea4925c1d7e478 SHA-256: 3903a8a82e6b32b04ef39e1ad8aad4bdc5882aff0fb9fb83d028516912381387
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document displays a fake CAPTCHA to trick the user into interacting with it, which is a common social engineering tactic. It contains an embedded URI pointing to a suspicious URL, likely intended to download a second-stage payload. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

Heuristics 4

  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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.tw/app/431946152/hex-number-gives-free-robux-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/apps-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-accounts-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/robux-matchcomfree-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/robux-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-hacks-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/best-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/tiktok-free-edits_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-gift-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-free-download-unblocked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-generator-for-kids_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-daily-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-with-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-money-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.journalofpracticenursing.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-coins-link-2021_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
stream_004_off000051cf.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x51CF 26588 bytes
SHA-256: b4fa2207976ef876d4ea5b025a9b6eacd3c2ecb42b9e8702e20490277cd97bf6
font_01_sfnt_off00008f81.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F81 18508 bytes
SHA-256: 7e73f51ecf96688ca8f62dff46be9e11a8bd48cc558fa0cb7a77bfd69de3539c