Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 961e3ea95f5b1318…

MALICIOUS

PDF

49.4 KB Created: 2021-06-03 20:53:52 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 217b8716e2f958b45082c335f74fac5f SHA-1: 8d6f62119d9d561a3e1367d69fd0703fb75bc75a SHA-256: 961e3ea95f5b13183c3eb61545d87a44552e4f5b0f9921a4fbd4d085ba11ecfa
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded links that redirect to a known malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting a 'free generator / game hack'. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for users to click these links, likely leading to a download or further compromise. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the links and the 'ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS' heuristic suggest a malicious intent to exploit user curiosity for potentially harmful downloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9796

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.online/app/406889139/free-spins-coin-master-october-13-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bloxpink-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-needed_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbx-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-pc-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-on-coin-master-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/comapp-trekfree-coin-spindaily-link-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hacked-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-a_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mcpe-master-unlimited-coins-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-apk-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-coin-master-without-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-gold-cards-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-much-robux-can-you-get-with-1-million-dollars_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hey-google-how-do-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denpasarinstitute.com/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off00005625.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x5625 28132 bytes
SHA-256: 02132f44b0bebf073162655c6147160362733a632b6fd1ae39e86f798b0e97de
font_01_sfnt_off000093d6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x93D6 2824 bytes
SHA-256: 381f6d859be141449dd645f7be1484d2a1cf49218dc471b402dae69eaa2b11d5
font_02_sfnt_off00009d79.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9D79 18620 bytes
SHA-256: da1cee785ef1c5b0b3b445e871f6f41c5a26abcc1f59aa045f02e2e66c65be4b