Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cb0da46fd3de3c02…

MALICIOUS

PDF

250.6 KB Created: 2021-07-05 04:59:51 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 0cc31f4004a6e42347cb9da19f40e7e1 SHA-1: 0ed1a1799c2e5ac4149b08a54b0450a286ece642 SHA-256: cb0da46fd3de3c02d2fe209ab689b4f11b90ad4246af67bef1e1a7a72d313648
258 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF document contains multiple links to malicious redirectors, masquerading as game hacks or free generators, and impersonates Apple. It also displays a fake CAPTCHA and urgency lures to trick the user into clicking the malicious link, which likely leads to credential harvesting or further malware. The document's content and heuristics strongly suggest a phishing or scam campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier clean score 0.0098

Heuristics 8

  • 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
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: http://netcdn.tw/app/1330123889/pubg-uc-list-game-hack.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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/1330123889/pubg-uc-list-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-link-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/coin-master-fun-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/haktuts-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-robux-no-download-on-ipad_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/coin-master-pet-food-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-robux-group-payouts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/how-to-get-free-robux-mircosoft-rewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/coin-master-free-spins-generator_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/how-to-hack-a-roblox-account-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/how-to-get-free-minecraft-windows-10_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/coin-master-stop-attack-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/buy-tiktok-followers-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-robux-hack-2021-android_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/free-robux-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/minecraft-education-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/huskybuckscom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/roblox-free-items-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perpustakaan.kedokteran.ump.ac.id/index/repository/coin-master-hack-spin-ios_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_024_off00037dbb.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x37DBB 26180 bytes
SHA-256: 52784f4b37731b95e4219aa3377e7cea383d0b95d65a642ca4651dc8b0d4f8a4
font_01_sfnt_off0003bb20.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3BB20 18348 bytes
SHA-256: 368c7d308507e9625822ab7af466a364eb0334d7ee6045c3892e0fbe2c56cc18

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