Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a4984f00df1f0135…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.5 KB Created: 2021-05-16 22:21:49 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 2f3633caf689e1665254cd5ba08fc55a SHA-1: 4b092cdb37e7517f5b8ff0354b442bf313cc2430 SHA-256: a4984f00df1f013530342712dd1f24ba6e7b4455d892c724e7cec1aec5bcc9f0
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and infrastructure, disguised as "free generator / game hack" lures. The primary link, https://netcdn.xyz/app/479516143/minecraft-free-minecoins-game-hack, is flagged as malicious and part of a redirector chain. This suggests the document's purpose is to drive users to potentially malicious websites that may host further malware or phishing content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8948

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-free-minecoins-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pig-master-free-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/safe-hack-for-coin-master-android_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-robux-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-in-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-stuff-that-cost-coins-free-mcpe-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/toolbox-for-minecraft-pe-mod-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-whatsapp-group-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-earner_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rblx-gg-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-extension_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-mod-version-free-download-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-hack-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/make-your-own-minecraft-server-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-games-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eagleeyebooks.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-online-free_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_003_off000050b1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x50B1 25880 bytes
SHA-256: 8e0c43bf1fb481cb8447697d35fbf334703e972a74c390cb72701cf5d0249b2a
font_01_sfnt_off00008b3c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8B3C 2892 bytes
SHA-256: c2578a292634a901613c1dd9f9883dd4930e6811e59ae03d696f263e56ea17b4
font_02_sfnt_off00009525.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9525 17712 bytes
SHA-256: 84922fa40070066ef4f1a201e85f9de45244526ee00faa1dc92053ed0f889265