Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3cdca3356472cd13…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.5 KB Created: 2021-05-11 06:34:16 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 27dab682024eb89694c8a32d150386bf SHA-1: ba3bc01ab1b851e68b8d6b3dd7d810ffa4d02242 SHA-256: 3cdca3356472cd132b7b6ef2a77b1428ca2581f0fcd86e225224b5456e6931cc
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising free Robux and game hacks. The heuristic firings indicate that these links are associated with known malicious redirectors. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest a social engineering lure designed to lead the user to a malicious site, likely for further exploitation or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8948

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/free-robux-by-watching-ads-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-version-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-with-fb-login-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-instantly_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-there-a-way-to-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-bedrock-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-daily-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-35-33_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/real-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-software_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-passwords_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-heaven-free-daily-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-coins-on-coin-master-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/worst-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-freebies_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-fan-page-giveaway_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-limiteds-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.originscollective.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification_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
font_00_sfnt_off00004c18.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4C18 24908 bytes
SHA-256: aaec93607532a34827775f5b956d9f42fca8135b775696b95df64599d99137d4
font_01_sfnt_off000085e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x85E4 2880 bytes
SHA-256: 10d025f04f706eb71cdda4f99784df1b9ccb52e48080e43095e0398eaef6f132
font_02_sfnt_off00008fcf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8FCF 19472 bytes
SHA-256: 06b7c2c04a08988b26013261e09f65c94c24f523f4ae9df4e6f4943f7c42b6f1