Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 42e0ff2340335971…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.8 KB Created: 2021-05-13 23:29:36 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 90f6c4831e922b06ffda0a670a45c460 SHA-1: d1711b01c22844987ba11b1e327eeead990edf47 SHA-256: 42e0ff23403359714ef8a7c6236f33034c2d83d1acbb13dd29e511938f7f8d1d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'game hacks' and 'free generators'. The heuristic firings confirm these links point to known malicious redirectors and a lure for game-related exploits. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs and document content strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt designed to lead users to potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9632

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/479516143/can-i-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/minecraft-life-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/mine-minecraft-games-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/coin-master-free-spins-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/roblox-army-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/get-free-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/is-minecraft-free-on-computer_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/roblox-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/original-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/i-cant-get-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/how-to-hack-someones-account-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/coin-master-3rd-village-free-2021-gift-card_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/rbxdemon_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/apps-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/coin-master-2021-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/how-to-get-free-robux-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/free-coin-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/minecraft-name-tag-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/coin-master-free-spin-ml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/free-minecraft-skin-creator_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pro-futuro.eu/images/how-to-get-free-robux-codes-2021_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_off0000491d.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x491D 24568 bytes
SHA-256: 93ae8853eab67794c93e083a0a702ddc4fdd2c7c34b7ae3c05f33d601b192907
font_01_sfnt_off00008172.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8172 2940 bytes
SHA-256: eb230542719c96b42e3fd8bb01e35f13ebd5f02629049da3a58e7fd7607bf48a
font_02_sfnt_off00008b82.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8B82 18524 bytes
SHA-256: 6ac3bcb80c7412b4530c4d4c769bc132649d8002d05e49718f259242a5c40259