Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a357b99b5ec22d90…

MALICIOUS

PDF

49.5 KB Created: 2021-06-03 16:56:53 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 4a4112ee0188e5429781816d792e944a SHA-1: d6b0abc3cfba7c403ba2e20365441d8ad8131927 SHA-256: a357b99b5ec22d9090f9de3a5a3bbea53c25de0f737b9da1fd5689bfcf884b6e
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple heuristics indicating malicious redirector links and a link farm, specifically targeting users with lures for game hacks and free currency. The primary malicious URL identified is https://netcdn.online/app/406889139/unlimited-free-spins-coin-master-game-hack, which is presented as a "free generator / game hack". The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to this URL and similar lures, suggesting an attempt to drive traffic to potentially malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9796

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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/unlimited-free-spins-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/tower-of-hell-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/robux-for-free-2021-no-vertification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-minecraft-java-edition-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-spins-coin-master-links-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-heaven-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/robux-sites_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/earn-free-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-links-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-pe-free-download-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-accounts-2021-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/robux-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-do-i-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/robuxy-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-com-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-script-executor-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-password-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jcn.co.uk/uploads/files/files/hacked-roblox-accounts-list_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_off0000520e.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x520E 29476 bytes
SHA-256: 8be423589f286d6bd3fee2098ab42209052725582223dc8780fb812a69076c19
font_01_sfnt_off00009467.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9467 2880 bytes
SHA-256: 10d025f04f706eb71cdda4f99784df1b9ccb52e48080e43095e0398eaef6f132
font_02_sfnt_off00009e52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9E52 18580 bytes
SHA-256: 79bdf32172f69efa70b6d89136fd0b87cd2b95060cadafc40ebbe0559e92f71c