Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5a8a4e842eddb461…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.2 KB Created: 2021-06-03 20:54:10 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: caa04aaaebf2fdb59dbf94e99ac3b211 SHA-1: e932198d7be0b3ff2b0248b07577d69e6f201534 SHA-256: 5a8a4e842eddb4615cd341837c7de2153206bb061051082274388d841eb1d536
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a high-severity heuristic indicating it links to a game hack generator lure. The embedded URL, https://netcdn.online/app/406889139/earn-free-spins-for-coin-master-game-hack, is presented as a call-to-action. While no scripts were extracted, the PDF structure and the nature of the link suggest an attempt to trick the user into visiting a potentially malicious site, likely for further exploitation or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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.online/app/406889139/earn-free-spins-for-coin-master-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-tips_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-education-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-java-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-daily-summary_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-outfits-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-pc-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-and-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-not-a-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-converter_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-only-username-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-with-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-life-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-mod_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_004_off00004fb5.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4FB5 24484 bytes
SHA-256: 2f3c1a8dc4c6131b17990266e072f4e7911feee5ac1bc7358dc3de0b8d97db88
font_01_sfnt_off0000875b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x875B 17884 bytes
SHA-256: 5bc2196f595048cd80966dd69d9ac8940a13da3f79f6604a1c949c9b3772e03c