Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cca1c43a8cb5c2a0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.1 KB Created: 2021-07-07 03:14:07 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 75d33e83ef0d5fa229db98316bcd0b94 SHA-1: 3bb33ae25e7685a1d90b2768f884c4149103a0dd SHA-256: cca1c43a8cb5c2a0f1e3eef1993f0532a8ac48e16d7b5838adbac6d917be4a98
200 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document contains multiple links to redirector infrastructure, including one identified as malicious, which leads to a 'free generator / game hack' lure. The document also presents a fake CAPTCHA or human verification prompt to trick users into interacting further. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lures suggest an attempt to drive users to malicious sites, likely for credential harvesting or further malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 5

  • 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
  • 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/431946152/free-robux-without-verification-or-survey-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-admin-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/public-enemy-sun-prairie-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-downloading-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/bloxpage-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-app-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-sites-that-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-executor-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-and-spin-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-online-free-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/real-hack-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-likes-no-human-verification-or-download_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-cheats_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-robux-today_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-15-free-spin-link-of-last-5-days_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-for-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohafashionstores.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free_GM479516143.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_off00003259.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3259 21820 bytes
SHA-256: d4684d24424b5e61e2226572a811916f23db7cba20e969774be3e70c875c4046
font_01_sfnt_off0000622a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x622A 19732 bytes
SHA-256: 2b0675f33db550cd9a8e3dc1ba0bd2c431e10f6529817ff9c59fda3edd6e12a5