Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c11950f11236f6c7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.7 KB Created: 2021-05-14 02:39:56 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 16688f74ae843fd7d0cf2767e1b136cb SHA-1: ebd731b4ccec8b8627babcaaf91dbb60dc9cce90 SHA-256: c11950f11236f6c721c2d16745fd6cc95e7d09691dff8c73263b876ef66c4123
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically promoting "game hacks" and "free generators" to lure victims. The document body and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt, likely leading to further malware download or credential harvesting. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded URLs are indicative of a malicious lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

Heuristics 4

  • 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.
  • 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-the-game-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/uprobuxcom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-free-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/free-robux-youtube_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-hack-club_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/how-do-you-get-free-roebucks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-hack-generator-tool_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/2021-coin-master-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/get-free-coin-master-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-game-hack-app-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/moonactive-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/how-to-get-free-spins-in-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/play-roblox-free-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-free-daily-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/free-spin-hack-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/game-hunters-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/roblox-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/free-roblox-pin-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/minecraft-hack-client-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3qblocks.com.tw/image/data/files/coin-master-mod-apk-latest-hack-with-unlimited-free-spins_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_off00004962.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4962 24360 bytes
SHA-256: f735de1a07256e5d67e9f4d13fe5bfe885445f8e52053c82a665a7d0c52efa1b
font_01_sfnt_off00008144.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8144 18144 bytes
SHA-256: 2f83051d17fae7824be312dca8a0683f54a2c939f925aee2db8065487592d47a