Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e15f5b699a291226…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.1 KB Created: 2021-05-11 16:13:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: d27676a95817c824988cc96e0450dc67 SHA-1: 19ee52ff052dd68f58492a516ef8d7c6e02468df SHA-256: e15f5b699a2912261021fd2d2c1fb09a2de72ac722c70443a680e7e83fbd475f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a lure for a "free generator / game hack" which links to malicious redirector infrastructure. The embedded URL is designed to trick users into downloading potentially malicious content. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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/coin-master-free-spin-link-today-50-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-person_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-mod-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-hacks-no-verification-or-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-xbox-360_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-and-spin-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-rewards-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spin-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-ways-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-diamond-finder-hack_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-u-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-phone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-executors-for-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/static-moonactive-net-rewards-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-scam_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.poc-helmet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/claim-free-spins-coin-master_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_003_off00004a66.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4A66 25652 bytes
SHA-256: 30995e6db5a127705fe673ae96be76672e8fb016985c5661bba3b02d00e043b7
font_01_sfnt_off000084a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x84A5 18716 bytes
SHA-256: 34d71a1e16074585b92cedabb87dd12f76b262856d377b8410846490f9b2f930