Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a59f5be236735117…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.8 KB Created: 2021-06-03 07:45:25 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: 7f28add154248fdad5ff40200b32ddea SHA-1: 2699c614c7668f531b4aa8f644e7fe2381c97d60 SHA-256: a59f5be2367351179d24c49ecdc83b05124808683bb3b9ca66daa735ac75434e
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to external websites, including one specifically identified as a 'free generator / game hack' redirector. The document body, though partially corrupted, also contains references to game hacks and gift cards, reinforcing the lure. The presence of embedded URLs and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful sites, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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/coin-master-free-gift-cards-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-and-coin-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-needed_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/spin-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-you-get-free-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-gift-card-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today-twitter_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-android-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-got-talent-piano-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-rewards-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-old-roblox-accounts-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalindianjourney.co.in/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-link-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.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_004_off000053a1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x53A1 25112 bytes
SHA-256: c3b228d5629520782f5479c1b6f843b63083808e80a7cbb72e5f104d74c01c5c
font_01_sfnt_off00008d9b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8D9B 17884 bytes
SHA-256: 1b54ec21ee4dc5c6875d1e8706b9f848bdb88ccbf1458105623327cd7a4376f0