Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b0a966a26958ea1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.0 KB Created: 2021-05-15 13:26:49 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 5575e94298a349056ed7292d93ea1f4a SHA-1: 4f17dc3ac76dedddda440fdde4cd7a816f4be030 SHA-256: 8b0a966a26958ea14606e123e261d09bb447b694cf58cbcc9dd0ec76b45a1753
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, disguised as 'free generators' or 'game hacks'. The primary redirector URL is https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-hacks-xbox-one-game-hack, which likely leads to a further malicious payload or phishing page. The document's structure and embedded links suggest an attempt to lure users into clicking through to malicious infrastructure, consistent with a phishing or scam campaign.

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/479516143/minecraft-hacks-xbox-one-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-daily-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-me-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-apps-that-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mcpe-optifine_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/apps-for-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-images_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/download-hacked-games-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-server-hosting-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mine-minecraft-games-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-discord-servers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2021-no-human-verification-hack-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-org_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-card-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-dominus-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-link-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lorengntt.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/i-want-free-robux_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_off00004e0c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4E0C 24868 bytes
SHA-256: b13481e2ff60e94b123ce6307de52d9ef134eb1764273578ed6995aa1adaedfc
font_01_sfnt_off0000856b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x856B 18476 bytes
SHA-256: 02c256a4f31d672ffdf2c78980c9f8d87063a23b9bf8713c78613c8fd45925f8