Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d8e33c8eda584ae6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.5 KB Created: 2021-05-14 00:55:43 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: b751b7373d9ebfa406f9a752f66d1a73 SHA-1: 5ea1a02a4aed6ca5b9c0cf8ee6afb9bbcfa68a01 SHA-256: d8e33c8eda584ae64604245e0c410b9e805974fe1955d2207bb22f1585b82e1f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector, masquerading as generators for free in-game currency and hacks. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a social engineering lure to trick users into visiting these sites, likely to download further malware or engage in phishing. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of malicious redirectors and the lure indicate a high likelihood of a malicious workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9507

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/406889139/static-moonactive-net-free-spins-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-link-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-lost-world-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-game_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-script-hacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hacks-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-bedrock-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-daily-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-bonus_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-app-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-from-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-install-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-spin-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-download-minecraft-for-free-on-windows_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/blox-world-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-pe-for-free-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.weworkkuwait.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-ga_GM431946152.pdfIn 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_off00004dcb.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4DCB 24584 bytes
SHA-256: 2f63dbd69b208b1b89135e1fd0b9534b79f4c466f0b3892bf5a0da98f92d4474
font_01_sfnt_off0000865d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x865D 2880 bytes
SHA-256: 10d025f04f706eb71cdda4f99784df1b9ccb52e48080e43095e0398eaef6f132
font_02_sfnt_off00009047.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9047 18000 bytes
SHA-256: 550c58a86183c192f11bd993c378cabcbb9cb434b0a2a3ed80188f155553ce19