Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 453329a918df04b8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.6 KB Created: 2021-05-16 14:55:46 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 52e0b953886f4e39a3e512405816b376 SHA-1: 8185b2a95dfedab250e96dd14f8fc7fee8769193 SHA-256: 453329a918df04b8a25a4083a842290c36331c584bbde040c299c5d0f4a2838f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to websites that are flagged as malicious redirectors, specifically promoting "game hacks" and "free generators" for popular games. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, also contains URLs related to these lures. These findings strongly suggest a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content, likely for malware distribution or phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/406889139/coin-master-hacked-apk-download-for-android-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-earn_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-on-coin-master-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/apk-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-gift-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/actual-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-code_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-menu_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-stuff-that-cost-coins-free-mcpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-2021-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-roblox-credit-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-instantly_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-c_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/apps-for-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free-2021_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
stream_003_off00004c70.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4C70 26576 bytes
SHA-256: ec237a2c038e8e50af8d3984f525c754a281cdb7d253980142a4a96c530f0b56
font_01_sfnt_off0000873b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x873B 18636 bytes
SHA-256: 87f24663a42dd6b293392c347e04cdb733edd0a8e3460407db1e5d5abad0db8a