Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3af3ad9aef5e9796…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.6 KB Created: 2021-06-26 02:18:46 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 5c5806ae99c33fcebe947626a1b974b1 SHA-1: 6f68d9c7c053eb2fe3d3441c8792b82fbdb4fc86 SHA-256: 3af3ad9aef5e97968d6280a03a7e5fa764171df73c4d8fec40340af787c1bfb9
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to websites offering free game hacks and currency, a common lure for phishing or malware distribution. The heuristic 'SE_CLIPBOARD_COMMAND_LURE' indicates the document may also instruct the user to paste content into a command-line interface, suggesting a potential secondary stage or exploit. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a malicious intent to redirect the user to potentially harmful content.

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.
  • Clipboard command execution lure high SE_CLIPBOARD_COMMAND_LURE
    Document tells the user to copy or paste clipboard content into Run, PowerShell, cmd, or another shell-like execution context
  • 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/free-card-from-roblox-vending-machine-in-prison-life-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-generate-free-coin-master-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-shaders_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-android-device_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-2021-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-xbox-one-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/www-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-me-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-com-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-free-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-you-enspect-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-coins-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-in-app-purchase-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-account_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-chromebook_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmh.ddnsthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spin-and-coin_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_off000036b9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x36B9 22340 bytes
SHA-256: 138a6fc5932605d4a9a0776e26e914c865df9d28d1e5d403be61c876e34f2066
font_01_sfnt_off0000684b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x684B 19852 bytes
SHA-256: ca47825192e6b5eddcea2d251d9de3a15bf4c5d0f3a0c7852755a71b6314c541