Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 71d5025a9302603f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.3 KB Created: 2021-05-30 05:13:03 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: bb5810c8654047902173fa77d6918801 SHA-1: 35d313c0c1bd997c0d142f6685f060a825d8037a SHA-256: 71d5025a9302603f18509e20fc0f44239843fea6aa7c12b9d2a7c2827e48b56b
260 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous links to external sites, including a primary redirector at `https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-java-free-game-hack`. This redirector is associated with lures for game hacks and currency, indicating a social engineering attempt to drive traffic to potentially malicious or ad-fraud related content. The document body and heuristics suggest a ClickFix-style attack, aiming to trick users into executing commands or visiting malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9580

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • ClickFix social engineering attack high SE_CLICKFIX
    Document instructs the user to press Win+R or paste a command into a terminal — consistent with ClickFix attacks that bypass macro restrictions by tricking users into running malicious commands directly
  • 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/479516143/minecraft-java-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-chromebook_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-followers_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-codes-2021-not-used_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-free-download-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-free-app_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-account-hacked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-obby_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/haktuts-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-fans-no-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-pe-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-java-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-mobile-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/games-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-multiplayer-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/promo-codes-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-games-that-actually-work-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-fly-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/is-minecraft-free-on-nintendo-switch_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zbych-pol.pl/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-fan-page-free-spins_GM406889139.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_off00005577.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5577 25172 bytes
SHA-256: d7c2bfc0373d191295efbd14e88fed4fc175d9dd8128d2cc2f27fe17dedaa5ac
font_01_sfnt_off00008f94.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F94 17848 bytes
SHA-256: c651dee67b00b36100d0c208f30a7974f38e9c4fefacd489da3c8fda34869f62