Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8446e50b464884ea…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.9 KB Created: 2021-05-12 14:06:10 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 74a61085e1d3dc6c0574ba06cdf7992e SHA-1: 3377b8d4bc85d9cd0c988cf7c6a6aa74f4f51eb4 SHA-256: 8446e50b464884ea8d59876b42757ef18d44903ec942ad94d4d916dad6dafec5
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a lure for free game hacks and generators, directing users to a malicious redirector URL. The document body and embedded URLs are consistent with a phishing attempt to trick users into downloading potentially malicious content. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious links and the lure suggest a phishing campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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/479516143/how-to-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free-with-java-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-gfx-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-fun-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-android-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-i-download-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-play-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/master-coin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robloxfun-com-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-apk-mods-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/play-minecraft-free-online-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-chip_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-hack-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-c_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hacks-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eisgroupme.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-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
stream_003_off00004dbf.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4DBF 25420 bytes
SHA-256: d039cab15f9520dd99b2cb432ef7f922661ce10905551d263f301c3377c40192
font_01_sfnt_off00008759.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8759 18972 bytes
SHA-256: 8e658ed9ffe7233ae998901bc6eec399b36e43f77efcaafe704fa409c54d4733