Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ce4937b1afc2b54c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.8 KB Created: 2021-06-24 21:45:35 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: ced3f4451e5bb01af776f57d02ffcab9 SHA-1: 750430ea40df0989707265950eec99574d61db6c SHA-256: ce4937b1afc2b54c1f9c498d0b055e7b27206a2014b6f0ed1526ce96cc7b6f73
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF document contains multiple links to known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically advertising 'free generators' and 'game hacks' for popular games. The primary lure directs users to http://netcdn.co/app/479516143/minecraft-free-apk-java-edition-game-hack, which is associated with malicious redirector activity. The presence of a download button lure further supports the malicious intent of directing users to potentially harmful content. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded URLs strongly indicate a phishing or scam attempt.

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.co/app/479516143/minecraft-free-apk-java-edition-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/robux-hack-tools_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-minecraft-windows-10-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/minecraft-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-robux-safe_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-robux-javascript-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-spins-and-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/gear-online-hack-scripts-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/tiktok-free-view-10_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/play-coin-master-online-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/minecraft-java-account-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/get-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/pointsprizes-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-a-free-dragon-adopt-me-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-minecraft-videos_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-minecraft-texture-packs-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/free-pet-food-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advancissurgical.com/uploads/files/files/roblox-hack-exploit_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_off0000319b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x319B 22544 bytes
SHA-256: 58b1e4d0400b58c200cdfd22b003cf00b905713945feaa8ab12f4bb661695727
font_01_sfnt_off000063ad.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x63AD 18800 bytes
SHA-256: 5ca11b21852c978a3589f2a1e3ae77149b05caabc0c186675280143f50ca4da0