Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9598ce02eeb34501…

MALICIOUS

PDF

40.6 KB Created: 2021-05-13 23:39:30 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: b6d8c81dac2b4c1c167ea87eb6dc389a SHA-1: 1aeec6efc665d9bd40a9d29716ba471e61815c7b SHA-256: 9598ce02eeb34501e531472de8398a64da5f63e97c77b48bdb7aed085ea4d97b
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a lure related to game hacks and free currency for popular games like Coin Master and Roblox. It contains multiple embedded URLs that redirect to potentially malicious infrastructure, aiming to trick users into visiting scam or phishing sites. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the presence of redirector links reinforces the malicious intent.

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/406889139/coin-master-free-attack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/roblox-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/coin-master-free-spins-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/coin-master-free-snacks-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/where-can-i-get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/moon-static-coin-master-generator-hacks-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/hackear-juego-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/free-robux-no-survey-or-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/coin-master-card-collection-hack-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/minecraft-svg-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/minecraft-mod-updater_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/mcpe-master-hack-unlimited-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/facebook-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/blogger-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/blox-pink-robux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/free-card-link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/free-spins-in-coin-master-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/free-spin-coin-master-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/coin-master-cracked-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/www-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://verstricktundzugenaeht.com/images/spin-links-for-coin-master_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_off0000466f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x466F 24444 bytes
SHA-256: f687a9eb0c4ce89cb796e6a566adf414bb02244877f0c6686b69797b513ce565
font_01_sfnt_off00007d7a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7D7A 17880 bytes
SHA-256: 96402d2e96280801386aa337121127c59561cdc8f458ec32dbe1421b57db916e