Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d776e550a90fb795…

MALICIOUS

PDF

57.9 KB Created: 2021-06-11 01:37:20 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 5fb32bc4aab6b474ad8a6ceb0e220e61 SHA-1: 11d932ff6cdacee4ceb356bd4ba18f58087e2809 SHA-256: d776e550a90fb7954808df3fc72e8aed03fce48bdce98fbed52166d13d2ce9b6
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links designed to lure users into clicking on what appear to be game hacks or free item generators. One primary link, https://netcdn.tw/app/406889139/daily-free-spins-coin-master-game-hack, is identified as a malicious redirector. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains similar URLs and references to game-related lures. The presence of numerous external PDF links suggests a link farm or SEO manipulation tactic to distribute malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9549

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.
  • Small PDF contains mass external PDF link farm critical PDF_SEO_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links, mostly clustered on one host. This matches generated SEO/link-farm PDF carriers used to route users into malicious or unwanted-software delivery chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern.
  • 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.tw/app/406889139/daily-free-spins-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-shaders_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-hair-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox36com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-software-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-gift-card-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-or-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-com-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-ps4-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-deutsch-download-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/daily-free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-minecraft-pe_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-someones-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-instantly_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-2021-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medlinerecruitment.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-me-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_004_off0000548a.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x548A 25632 bytes
SHA-256: e7c6d0e7375c40fa289c36b1ba503f6b3e7af444ac09e28ec0363e022f816e17
font_01_sfnt_off0000901d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x901D 3088 bytes
SHA-256: e7854aff7cbc8fbdeb85d2b3d6248d12dc820ede8a581f4eac107fa6446c2222
font_02_sfnt_off00009ae8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9AE8 9036 bytes
SHA-256: f5842ef8f016b58b62e6413fdf0e28ff6252d153ecd04ca9092930ae5e02dab6
font_03_sfnt_off0000b105.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB105 18308 bytes
SHA-256: 814bd0a2b88bdef89f3245e401f7fc464bd7314e61fe604409dcfddce4500050
font_04_sfnt_off0000d310.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD310 4272 bytes
SHA-256: fac9a06ceb5574feb8580c075df3ef69dfbd0efa4947186cfe90f11b68eaafb0