Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 57a48ffd043b64ce…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.7 KB Created: 2021-05-13 21:01:40 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 58ee0671daec8d0c659f067f6eb33665 SHA-1: 72a6c487b79bec8b20ba0bed42330a7adc22aa8a SHA-256: 57a48ffd043b64ce27de3ccf80b2400bc15cbff12340b8b0631361e0f71f05c3
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector, under the guise of game hacks and free spins. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious. The presence of embedded URLs and the lure suggest an attempt to redirect users to potentially malicious content or phishing 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-free-spins-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-i-hack-coin-master-with-lucky-patcher_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-private-server-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-cheats-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-generator-http-freerobuxgenerator-xyz_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/blox-pink-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-fast-and-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-not-fake_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-mod-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-today-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/smart-lodhi-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-jar-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-cracked-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-games-for-kids_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-someones-account-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-human-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-200-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-game_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_off0000494f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x494F 24608 bytes
SHA-256: 1f831c0399ae652480605caf570405306efa7fa34d29ed6b68e8b29283ee6dcd
font_01_sfnt_off000081d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x81D9 17884 bytes
SHA-256: 7b855ef2bb944b5b370c61480927ccad63ff31bdbf820bc1f0da9d35a10f5fb2