Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7c074722c4fe11b9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.6 KB Created: 2021-07-06 05:18:38 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 39fd5dd7229c35aff5aa9db37dc5ceec SHA-1: 21ea3077ee115c8862367f51453fc585c3fbf502 SHA-256: 7c074722c4fe11b9da99bf9a892dcfc31e2857a6994a071ea25ad9571c15ab1e
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of 'free game hacks' to entice users. It contains multiple embedded URLs, with a primary focus on directing users to 'netcdn.tw' and 'cosmosocean.com.tw', which are likely used to distribute malware or conduct phishing. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, supporting the conclusion that it is part of a malicious campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/roblox-games-free-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/minecraft-windows-10-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/free-games-like-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/roblox-fast-speed-hack-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/was-roblox-hacked_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/adopt-me-roblox-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/compte-a-hacker-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/how-to-setup-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/free-links-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/how-to-hack-accounts-on-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/outlook-team-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/roblox-help-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/how-to-get-minecraft-realms-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/roblox-hackfr-sans-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/tiktok-for-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/free-coin-and-spin-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/retail-tycoon-roblox-money-cheat_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/how-to-cheat-money-in-roblox-jailbreak_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/links-for-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cosmosocean.com.tw/upload/files/free-robux-on-roblox-without-human-verification_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
font_00_sfnt_off00003174.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3174 22144 bytes
SHA-256: 584e5a64f1e241bfba092b9f788288292cb33619b4b09cde544b57f88319e438
font_01_sfnt_off0000628c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x628C 18908 bytes
SHA-256: 84d65caee345121f03095492183b79d619b42f259b476684e3c421e4e92cd760