Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 441c110710d59e62…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.9 KB Created: 2021-05-12 03:46:22 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: c29e4d515d42816d07deef7763c92aca SHA-1: 94d9b61f4cda94bfa9ef73bfaf6fdbcdc80cb4e8 SHA-256: 441c110710d59e626d21b02fca0e5c08cef9ef2877b4790da848df2dad62b31e
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded links that redirect to a URL associated with game hacks and cheats, indicating a lure for potentially malicious downloads. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to trick users into visiting a site that likely hosts malware or further phishing content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9632

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • 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.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-mods-download-free-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-realms-to-join_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-install-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-spin-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-com-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-apk-android-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-arsenal-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-in-arsenal_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-bling-bling-card-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/easy-way-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-hack-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-redeem-code_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-that-work_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-link-for-coin-master-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-100-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-games-like-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/links-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/promo-codes-to-get-free-robux_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_off00004a46.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A46 24736 bytes
SHA-256: 2154dc1eda1dd9366709b2233a7561ac9a43de7962922fe6ce4fed51b4ba0934
font_01_sfnt_off000082bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x82BD 2940 bytes
SHA-256: eb230542719c96b42e3fd8bb01e35f13ebd5f02629049da3a58e7fd7607bf48a
font_02_sfnt_off00008ccd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8CCD 18292 bytes
SHA-256: cdbcc94192cea0c1a32d76b4e8648406db092070658ebd9590606dd52a123660