Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 740827fc9e7ceef3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.3 KB Created: 2021-05-16 07:17:55 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 7b8d13eb4965e0d01a14ed2519f048d3 SHA-1: 2d2a46c818c1ef857b78ba3d1bbf2053382f20b0 SHA-256: 740827fc9e7ceef3b15a46224f865666a74cee5ff91a316e7577173025b6ab3d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to redirector domains and websites that promise free in-game currency or hacks, a common lure for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content, likely for credential harvesting or further payload delivery.

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/431946152/how-to-win-robux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-flip-master-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-premium_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/150-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/where-can-i-get-free-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-help-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-links-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-you-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-april-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-app-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-apple_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/ww-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-edition-download-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-coins-in-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delhihomeoboard.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-70-spin-link-2021_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
font_00_sfnt_off000047e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x47E2 23936 bytes
SHA-256: 5180b898c54c53c089ff66bc4aa2ff88adc183edd2541ad4872144d2aa91e07e
font_01_sfnt_off00007eaf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7EAF 18332 bytes
SHA-256: fad00ab28ca32ac720175c1db428ad763f82292df9c4789472f562f51e00092f