Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52c583696d04af5f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.0 KB Created: 2021-05-15 10:09:14 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: da0a751c89e2d2dd0c3eb82a5ef0dd30 SHA-1: 5a2edea458bab6ba1ed2e0cb3197505bdbcad0b1 SHA-256: 52c583696d04af5f85062902d44fc3c7012306cf1067c5c2df018d64d36960a5
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of game hacks and free resources to trick users into clicking malicious links. It contains numerous links to redirectors and SEO link farms, indicating a phishing or scamming attempt. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful websites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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-spin-link-free-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-hack-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/lazyblocks-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-many-levels-does-coin-master-have_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-link_GM406889139.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/coin-master-free-attack-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-co_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-no-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-come_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cute-free-roblox-outfits_GM431946152.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/the-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-today-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.technibuild-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-switch-free_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_off00004d8d.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D8D 24788 bytes
SHA-256: 45b0b9e4e0b6d6e8f0a976a7bc4d28092fade4a00b978ce5c7a32016a3a37020
font_01_sfnt_off000084a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x84A3 18636 bytes
SHA-256: 46c4ce7f3a504cb683a806d0c214b35b64d495ff19462287147198321f47e009