Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 58d895c5c9db92ee…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.2 KB Created: 2021-07-09 00:21:59 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: f356a2fbb0855795c79bfaa03a1af79b SHA-1: 8e5c18c49cf1f5bab60ab24af15e4db54fddc6f0 SHA-256: 58d895c5c9db92ee26cd796717ea9570133b65dc37c6e3bc3fdf21a34431ab80
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and other PDF files, all masquerading as game hacks or generators. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for free in-game currency, likely leading to malware download or phishing. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates redirection and exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/wurst-18-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/robux-hack-tools_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/free-spin-sites-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-by-just-generating-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-with-game-guardian_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/free-spin-and-coin-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/minecraft-coins-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/roblox-rape-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/roblox-avatar-maker-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/how-to-install-minecraft-for-free-on-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-robux-and-tix-download-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/abd-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/lazyblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/static-moonactive-net_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/free-roblox-acc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/roblox-fun-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-apk-download-free-015-0_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://himalayandiscoverytrek.com/userfiles/files/can-you-get-free-robux-on-roblox_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
font_00_sfnt_off00003340.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3340 21704 bytes
SHA-256: 8bb8b1c44629ed6c02d2d9a6d24119dec361d90360e912739a299afba014475e
font_01_sfnt_off000062d3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x62D3 18388 bytes
SHA-256: f7343f89130bbe7749ba861c18716880cd21441eb855f17b99e2147c09a8a62a