Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a7c2d88c3eb6cb30…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.8 KB Created: 2021-05-17 09:31:40 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 6a023867b15ccf69211f67773b05f9be SHA-1: 3d92dbcd0003c41c7b5a26744dced442db9f1072 SHA-256: a7c2d88c3eb6cb30ee92adac4ed736a71cb983df54653d9873f0a03bd7093e30
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including a critical redirector link to 'netcdn.xyz', disguised as a game hack generator. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for game-related cheats, likely to lead users to malicious websites or download further payloads. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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.
  • 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.
  • 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/406889139/hack-coin-master-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/spin-links-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-spin-generator-tool_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/i-need-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-game-packs-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-u-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-tiktok-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/como-hackear-el-juego-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/make-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/haktuts-coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-you-get-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-roblox-players_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.iseas.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spin-and-coin-link_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_003_off0000502d.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x502D 24548 bytes
SHA-256: e2129c36dc16c71c6132b4479bfe65658e974dabe7ce694a4fd3c39d1d03dae5
font_01_sfnt_off000088bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x88BB 18296 bytes
SHA-256: 5719de20b3226af2bdcbf6ff002d7cecdad7590bfdf105e8aa16a01d29572d54