Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 55ed52620b3cbf12…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.1 KB Created: 2021-05-15 02:09:01 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: dd46f1a050c11581b24d7bec3632bab4 SHA-1: e7b0742e8291a4b595f1efbf202ca7fe60d3c7b3 SHA-256: 55ed52620b3cbf12559dda9d521e5c3eef5d15e87303b650419d0643383eb823
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a malicious link disguised as a game hack download, which redirects to known malicious infrastructure. The malformed stream length and ML classifier also indicate malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest a phishing or social engineering attack aimed at tricking users into visiting malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9628

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.
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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/minecraft-dungeons-free-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/free-spins-coin-master-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/coin-master-32-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/coin-master-hack-online-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/how-to-get-roblox-premium-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/hack-coin-master-343-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/how-to-duplicate-coin-master-spin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/coin-master-hack-2021-no-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/coin-master-vip-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/coin-master-hack-2021-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/is-it-possible-to-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/coin-master-hack-app-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/robux-get-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/earn-free-robux-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/free-spins-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/free-coins-coin-master-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/coin-master-links-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/free-spins-coin-master-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/robux-gift-card-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/hack-coin-master-using-cheat-engine_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hiddencanyonbejiguwang.com/assets/CKImages/files/coin-master-game-hunter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://playhack.in/minecraftIn 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_off00004cb1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4CB1 25288 bytes
SHA-256: 82d24c925364d4cdb330fa5f2e76786e9be63b9e081a68cec869a0557137860c
font_01_sfnt_off00008682.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8682 2912 bytes
SHA-256: 02b35010e2614e3cc95ac6414c49295350c91fdfcc4b4cad27ffdbc10e80df7f
font_02_sfnt_off0000907e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x907E 18720 bytes
SHA-256: 9131f8ae0af3742f2152d673706180936bbe7c3ea282a1fb4d0c655f83237649