Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4a5bca7f6a753b80…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.0 KB Created: 2021-07-07 10:16:03 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 53315755c2968d68d56168169857e4dd SHA-1: 0942f3a942a0662e50c827b1e754de76fa968964 SHA-256: 4a5bca7f6a753b804a6daaae2bfa4edc0fa9a1aa88d40891810789de1a9bbbf6
122 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by an ML classifier. It uses brand-impersonation credential phishing. The file routes users through malicious redirector infrastructure and presents a deceptive download button. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/robux-no-human-verification-game-hack.
  • 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 http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/robux-no-human-verification-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/redeem-roblox-cards-free-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-with-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-chest-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-apk-mod-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacks-wurst_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/best-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-june-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/bloxpage-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-more-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kofordconverting.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pubg-uc-cheap_GM1330123889.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_off0000346b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x346B 22748 bytes
SHA-256: 813be18990754e785f15471c46c51fef9982f15a378a4600ef772435cbbf2708
font_01_sfnt_off00006748.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6748 19168 bytes
SHA-256: f84039c9361d4f9d97108524e2d84d99e94a3822b4246e645743a6f7b891171e