Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a4ad0f11e232e3b9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.9 KB Created: 2021-05-16 17:50:41 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 7beb8d8a8ade69a9cad9d03823d29e65 SHA-1: a9ad3e28cde490c81c67a939c620604dadd7a3ab SHA-256: a4ad0f11e232e3b9436451ef6a705ad1f90f17d17d6ed38e8feff18346ef013e
260 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains numerous links, including a critical redirector link disguised as a game hack generator. It also presents a fake CAPTCHA to trick users into interacting with the document, likely leading to further malicious content or downloads. The presence of multiple external PDF links suggests a link farm or redirection strategy to distribute malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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.
  • Fake CAPTCHA / human verification prompt high SE_FAKE_CAPTCHA
    Document displays a fake CAPTCHA or human-verification prompt — used to trick users into running commands or pressing keyboard shortcuts
  • 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/431946152/teach-me-to-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-box_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-ios-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-people-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/create-minecraft-server-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-that-really_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/freerobux-hack-us_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-mod-menu_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-injector_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-instagram_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/complete-offers-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-accounts-reddit_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-apk-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-link-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wearmyspex.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/www-claim-gg-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.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_off000049f3.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x49F3 26272 bytes
SHA-256: 5c49fb4f6450d41f7c05a726a3f7ddd4f5fe8a6416a8ef88e573edac02c27060
font_01_sfnt_off000085f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x85F4 18100 bytes
SHA-256: 45a7ad0662f64c0d6803e23403df750b51a04dc480005b571e4443f6e5fef777