Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7428a6425bb0dfe9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.8 KB Created: 2021-05-19 11:16:04 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: c43a127aa845e3a3551ca25433240de9 SHA-1: 23b2022e6b1751887ac3d8b9c89065d4f0e88bc8 SHA-256: 7428a6425bb0dfe905511eaf4c98b272353fa5b84532a057bded4c30584eac7c
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document employs a fake CAPTCHA lure to entice users into clicking a link. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, which likely serves as a gateway to further malicious content or exploits. The document's content and heuristics strongly suggest a social engineering attack aimed at tricking users into executing malicious code or visiting compromised sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

Heuristics 5

  • 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.
  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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/835599320/tiktok-free-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-roebucks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/appsmob-info-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-with-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack-me_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-without-doing-anything_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-no-virus_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-for-free-games_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/master-free-spin-and-coin-links-html-m-1_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-that-actually-works_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-gratis_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-generator-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-mod_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_003_off0000477d.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x477D 23512 bytes
SHA-256: ba3d126dd17ca2445b7ddd88455bb0406938d28f2bbbb79ccb41b3cdfa7357ed
font_01_sfnt_off00007cff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7CFF 18264 bytes
SHA-256: 85b9e83cd36ac33553e439d683173ccc6523a6ffacc41c69a8b8ac638077021a