Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d9d5c19a7b9681f9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.9 KB Created: 2021-07-09 18:20:42 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 1370945068865b8f04d209dc5b3c48c3 SHA-1: 78b8fa285cc89d0d6c2a1c25decab6ac2de65b8d SHA-256: d9d5c19a7b9681f976fda22e2aa702a8fbcfb7245ed2b0cfc4760716fb9a6746
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, including one to a known malicious redirector, designed to lure users into clicking on promises of free game items. The document body and heuristics indicate a redirection to 'netcdn.tw' which hosts content related to game hacks and free spins, likely a scam or phishing attempt. The presence of multiple external PDF links suggests an attempt to create a link farm or distribute further malicious content.

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.
  • 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 http://netcdn.tw/app/406889139/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/10-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coins-and-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-without-completing-offers_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-unlimited-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-unlimited-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/secret-roblox-hack-revealed-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/game-garudian-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-unlimited-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-generator-for-roblx_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-shield-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/rbxfree-com-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/where-to-enter-free-robux-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-fe-btools-script-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-games-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-com-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.trendsfashionusa.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-2021-spin-link_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_002_off0000360f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x360F 23780 bytes
SHA-256: 13a918b22e801f9b0212896bc7628f7d83d446e60cd356c5637af86e27f356f8
font_01_sfnt_off00006c1c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6C1C 18772 bytes
SHA-256: a1dc96cae1db032b501f6986f060f4567329d4c170f8890bd2780cb4b8189df7