Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c5d522bd1131f041…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.3 KB Created: 2021-05-16 09:01:36 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 46dd30350ae8f59cc6c4a463cde5d692 SHA-1: 2005bdcdadd7e0047b1b69462b417541b09e6ae1 SHA-256: c5d522bd1131f041fa01c39e7f3cf3d7fdaac2a88db210f5f9ba33b40a08a0ad
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and infrastructure, disguised as game hacks and generators. The document body and embedded links strongly suggest a lure to download potentially malicious content or engage in phishing. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and heuristic firings indicate malicious redirection is the primary function.

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/431946152/free-roblox-executor-no-key-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-bedrock-download-pc-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-can-i-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mcpe-master-hack-unlimited-coins-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-20-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-and-coin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-pe-016-0-apk-download-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-box_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-or-download-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-gold-coin-master-village-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-scripts-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-xbox-one-edition-digital-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-spin-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-claim-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coins-master-hacks_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/send-me-500-2021-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.italisaitaly.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-2021_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
font_00_sfnt_off0000464b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x464B 24684 bytes
SHA-256: 8579b4d2cc3e07754acaf3e2c122f84e98b8230a837ad33ce621454fc0108714
font_01_sfnt_off00007e8f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x7E8F 18372 bytes
SHA-256: dc47713ba6eb13f64d542fcf15a88c1c3b337790738a4cc5e94b1e08b5db33e2