Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 421278c7cb621026…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.5 KB Created: 2021-06-19 16:46:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 05b530ba45739d37dd6187d275195bbe SHA-1: 59e6003b4c67fcb846809368e1f6ce048d30b6b5 SHA-256: 421278c7cb621026fbc5e90463b33ba994386e06ca6ebe8e83e66c31a24b8ea9
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to a known malicious infrastructure, specifically advertising 'game hacks' and 'free generators'. The presence of a visual download button and the lure text strongly suggest a social engineering tactic to trick users into downloading a malicious payload. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs indicate a malicious redirector workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/406889139/spin-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-and-coins-for-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-ios-jailbreak_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-mods-for-minecraft-pe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-spins-and-coins-unlimited-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-adopt-me-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-no-human-verification-2021-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-download-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-apk-facebook-login_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/give-me-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/apps-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/console-hack-free-hats-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tower-of-hell-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-app_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-me-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-bedrock-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brooklandsfarmchildren.co.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-school_GM479516143.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_off00003195.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3195 22896 bytes
SHA-256: c65af9dc03aef50a897f4e879fc45538bf19b2589c47e8748ae3274b82ca5fef
font_01_sfnt_off000064ee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64EE 18008 bytes
SHA-256: 444f15a35c78c166699adcd76a2f0f40f85467b2212850aa9b6780836aa8b23a