Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad1b209a99c1c9c5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.4 KB Created: 2021-06-03 11:14:35 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 491f2f9f89e25dfc52a853736e638fa7 SHA-1: f8295c69132f4b427de1a43c23b42053464e1eba SHA-256: ad1b209a99c1c9c5c0abc56111766a22b01755dabda4d3215db7d77bd7e99154
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF document contains a fake CAPTCHA lure, designed to trick users into clicking a link. This link, 'https://netcdn.online/app/479516143/free-bedrock-minecraft-game-hack', redirects to malicious infrastructure. The document's structure and embedded URLs suggest it is part of a phishing or scam campaign, likely attempting to deliver a secondary payload or lead the user to a fraudulent site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9864

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.
  • 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.online/app/479516143/free-bedrock-minecraft-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/javascript-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-computer_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-jackpot-madness-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-kid-friendly-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-xyz_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-accounts-with-robux-that-work-not-banned-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rare-free-links-to-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-things-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roebucks-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-robux-now_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hey-google-how-do-you-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/funbloxxyz-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-bedrock-edition-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.polresbadung.id/new/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-pc_GM479516143.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_off0000587b.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x587B 24252 bytes
SHA-256: e9f4a7bf56c0bed00309535963379a78c407d163386bac51cc80895a80b98302
font_01_sfnt_off00008f2c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8F2C 18268 bytes
SHA-256: 05ed720d8c36cfe0e57c7fbe1498521d5bd0f1bc1658fa5d78b5dc7504aada24