Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 56efa5afa31cd93e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.0 KB Created: 2021-05-10 16:17:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 654042fa375cca24d43638c10dec51f9 SHA-1: 78f273cb14a5c7dd04e846694a4bdd604129fccb SHA-256: 56efa5afa31cd93e28db6d1664c487c014ca13a1c526c8a0cc020a261f190d00
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a lure related to game hacks and free spins to entice users to click on embedded links. The primary link, 'https://netcdn.xyz/app/406889139/coin-master-unlimited-free-spins-game-hack', is identified as a malicious redirector, indicating a phishing or scam attempt. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a social engineering tactic to drive traffic to potentially malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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-unlimited-free-spins-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-ipad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-no-root_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/roblox-free-hair-boy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-in-app-purchase-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-generator-com-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/get-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-coin-master-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coin-master-hack-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-to-get-free-skins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-minecraft-vr-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-come_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/is-there-a-way-to-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/coinmaster-spin-ml_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/robux-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/how-do-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning.mtsn4gk.sch.id/__statics/gudangsoal/files/best-free-roblox-executor_GM431946152.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_off00004ade.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4ADE 25092 bytes
SHA-256: a10523b8e92459472e10b699bec44f0c273dc2c9cdbf4a0614a43f891a0a07ce
font_01_sfnt_off00008510.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8510 18580 bytes
SHA-256: 57836ba4b334abfdb28f2107c3a7c20f60000720d7363886a05084d7f65c4915