Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f1347d00080310f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.6 KB Created: 2021-05-19 01:04:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: ee7d1d7ed4af67d4a6570a0f571e651d SHA-1: 0aa350622c15b93a7871d35f7ed308e707b873e5 SHA-256: 9f1347d00080310fa9c3a7842bfbf3579f832df12e72eaab2854de6897ff6e82
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains a critical lure for game hacks and redirects to known malicious infrastructure, specifically `https://netcdn.xyz/app/1330123889/pubg-uc-discount-game-hack`. Additionally, it employs an MFA lure, suggesting an attempt to harvest session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly indicate a phishing or credential harvesting attempt, likely delivered as a spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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.
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • 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/1330123889/pubg-uc-discount-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-downloads-for-coin-master-daily-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-needed_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-download-pc-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-cheat_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-root-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-instantly_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-skin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-for-kids-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-for-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-capes_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/universal-minecraft-converter-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.raneenmed.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacked-client-112-2_GM479516143.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_off00004638.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4638 24880 bytes
SHA-256: e162fff96e5c2feb0bf0899e55911a56ced50b8e29f35be8fbd9cf9a7b35bbce
font_01_sfnt_off00007fbc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7FBC 18432 bytes
SHA-256: e35468a03b702248717919594925d94bd3881a00308387749a8ebc4acf2c4d3c