Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5c051ccad13040ef…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.2 KB Created: 2021-06-03 17:09:11 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 8ffda5c2781ab4cf7829c858846f25c1 SHA-1: 58e18d4e8d3e669b4a9fbeef9295753007be2a40 SHA-256: 5c051ccad13040ef0896d8b584c3ccfa375b4cf040b64b6aa76c0d3f86061936
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded links, one of which points to a known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for game hacks, suggesting a phishing or scam attempt. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links and the lure strongly indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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.online/app/479516143/wurst-hacks-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-claim-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/vip-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-tiktok-likes-app_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-com-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/toolbox-for-minecraft-pe-mod-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-spin-generator-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/com-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-cards-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-spin-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-free-play-now_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-minecraft-dungeons-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-scams_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_004_off00005001.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5001 24232 bytes
SHA-256: b91ddbc28f0b2a24f72bf2675e195dcea242e0c76df2ca98c12406ebb6782ce2
font_01_sfnt_off0000876f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x876F 17956 bytes
SHA-256: 9f0c48accc672e3b293cec4fa00eabc714dc967d3d1629efde7216784fa0cb8d