Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de8a4c362bc8c756…

MALICIOUS

PDF

41.5 KB Created: 2021-05-17 08:13:24 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: ac66e09ad76918c123bc6bc5ab3b9272 SHA-1: c0de8dc1f61b03bf928b997f85055b4c8281b5ef SHA-256: de8a4c362bc8c7569bf849373abee129d69fe050e2645c42c45a4c24b0c0af14
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of free in-game currency and hacks for popular games to trick users into clicking malicious links. The primary link directs to a suspicious domain associated with game hacks, likely serving as a gateway to further malicious activities or scams. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or social engineering attack vector, potentially leading to malware download or credential harvesting.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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/free-coin-master-spins-link-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-become-a-hacker-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/rbxfree-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-may-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-tool-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mobihack-net-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/earn-free-robux-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-mod-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hack-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/all-free-items-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-you-really-hack-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-sexually_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/what-games-on-roblox-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/can-you-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-apk-mods-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-giveaway-live_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mawaridschools.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/master-coin-free-spin-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coinmasterspinandcoin.comIn 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_003_off00004805.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4805 24588 bytes
SHA-256: 77501190961c72043ff8b6386a603de2f445777f274c675bd94706e0aaca3e2f
font_01_sfnt_off00008088.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8088 18056 bytes
SHA-256: 3a13f115a00b8b7b194300b8b076c3bf70984f89fe406390bc378e2507b22e35