Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c7e95d1553c24ed2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.0 KB Created: 2021-07-06 06:31:01 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: b4705385972abb18026498437ed4062e SHA-1: 905f87ec1ca4dd7bad38840323be58d091f6ccfa SHA-256: c7e95d1553c24ed2d3b0809bd5d13919961a3a8a6eb149d4988dd2b1010c478a
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors and other PDF files, masquerading as game hacks and generators. The heuristic firings indicate that the document is designed to lure users into clicking these links, likely leading to further malware downloads or phishing pages. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs and the nature of the lures strongly suggest a malicious intent to exploit user interest in free in-game items.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.tw/app/479516143/minecraft-hacks-xbox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/minecraft-pe-free-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/get-coin-master-cards-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/hack-coin-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-get-a-free-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-human-verification-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/earn-robux-by-hacking-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-fly-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-lumber-tycoon-2-axe-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/i-didnt-get-my-free-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-robux-no-survey-or-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/get-me-free-robuxcom_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-hack-no-human-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/pokemon-go-free-kr-hack_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-roblox-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-generator-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/can-you-actually-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/google-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-morph-gui-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.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_off00002fea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2FEA 22328 bytes
SHA-256: 976ca3f02eddfb1b4e8aebfd81e79a3ec48e7d7752159bc80ef89a69ec5a763c
font_01_sfnt_off00006092.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6092 18764 bytes
SHA-256: fac271e589278c8c4157923416e56fc6fead81bad552b20bddbb50dc0ef56938