Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a8359aa91af76266…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.7 KB Created: 2021-05-16 13:45:31 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: e1cf19e100fae5392a04d6f4e5feb147 SHA-1: 409636e63b45657108bc3f57e1f9360d0b00a685 SHA-256: a8359aa91af76266d242623c70e80eb376a801164a0e390f17503313bd2e13e3
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to websites offering game hacks and free currency, with one primary URL identified as a malicious redirector. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure designed to trick users into visiting these sites, likely for credential harvesting or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) or Microsoft license-boilerplate documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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/free-unlimited-coins-for-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-links-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-on-phone_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/minecraft-pocket-edition-mods-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-robux-redeem-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-spins-for-coin-masters_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coin-master-free-cards-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-robux-no-verification-required_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coin-master-free-gold-cards-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/get-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/how-to-get-free-robux-without-any-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/levvvel-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-blogger_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coin-master-rewards-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/best-site-for-free-coin-master-free-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/hack-coin-master-without-root_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/how-to-win-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gzvisiontech.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coin-master-free-spins-link-cheat_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_off0000498b.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x498B 32048 bytes
SHA-256: 1cf256010b8de232d8b070ea6ba563f2da9cf6a6c98c231df76f9b61e8410c3a
font_01_sfnt_off00008852.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8852 18404 bytes
SHA-256: 4a7e9deaced5a20a88dfb6f0cb6950193ff13fb4f66a813a778aefd0257287c8