Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 86590d66803970de…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.7 KB Created: 2021-06-03 06:38:25 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 3465d2d9c8b8bac1122f97faaffd8578 SHA-1: 2e0902f580769e5b9ad73a68bd8d982b27fd1b49 SHA-256: 86590d66803970de211a16db03d9a4226466c5a9d38149e1845e8c1f755bd910
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites that are flagged as malicious redirectors, specifically promoting 'game hacks' and 'free coins'. The document body, though partially corrupted, contains similar lures and references to these external URLs. The presence of these malicious links and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a phishing or scam attempt designed to lead users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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.online/app/406889139/free-coins-coin-master-daily-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-only-username-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-time-hack-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-at-all_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-make-a-free-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-gold-cards-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-quora_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cheat-codes-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-unlimited-spin-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-pc-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-ios-no-jailbreak_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/100-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-cheat-deutsch_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-015-0-apk-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-exploits-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-skins-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.urcouponsdeal.com/2019/03/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-links.htmlIn 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_004_off000056e1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x56E1 25524 bytes
SHA-256: 3ffafd7ac0867eebfa5103f39eadc5e92ac58411d8df358cf1b0df180cf045b0
font_01_sfnt_off000090c3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x90C3 18132 bytes
SHA-256: 1e224f5f91abe618aa90885726d1546ed761136b94692ecd0d001fc6fdb96963