Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ca9d9fee12ed3f6c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.0 KB Created: 2021-05-11 12:38:37 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: dce20912719c8edd128c8c3e7acc1814 SHA-1: 69f34f986e03d22b4c9afe3bf3db36cfc7ca02b3 SHA-256: ca9d9fee12ed3f6c825c1f39cca388ca70dca825a11fb409587623d1f754eb91
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting game hacks and generators. The presence of a download button lure further supports a malicious intent to trick users into visiting these sites. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly indicate a phishing or scam attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9632

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/479516143/classic-minecraft-net-hacks-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-version-33-2_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roebucks-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-real-working_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/plug-toolbox-for-minecraft-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-daily-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/wurst_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-reddit_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/try-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/websites-that-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/lazyblocks-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-account-list_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-easy-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alajwakh.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-bux-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://education.minecraftIn PDF document text
    • http://www.freenom.comHeyIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004b34.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4B34 25340 bytes
SHA-256: 972ed760e8253245adc273e943b979c23fc01dfabe22d3fb6544ceba9b42a8b1
font_01_sfnt_off00008506.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8506 2856 bytes
SHA-256: 8c5d9bcb386d88c7f99323d8d482e46ea21dea038a5b842744dd5d39b26b2c44
font_02_sfnt_off00008edd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8EDD 17812 bytes
SHA-256: 06eb0692cb0ff670c8084f221f19fc536b6b0c4a84b00058b05a05adc7fae17c