Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e2c503b94af2a674…

MALICIOUS

PDF

46.5 KB Created: 2021-06-03 17:08:30 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 336a3fa02e21fc75eae72f5fa9add140 SHA-1: 801437e9ef8b699e887b0150f0ce1a7e9cfeb8c6 SHA-256: e2c503b94af2a674e72f35d1c35c77699f04f15119ccf2a2d5b94431365a960d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, including one identified as a malicious redirector, which are disguised as 'free generators' or 'game hacks'. The presence of these links and the ML classifier's high confidence score indicate a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or social engineering lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9748

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.online/app/406889139/coin-master-email-rewards-link-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-tower-defense-hacked_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hacks-and-cheats_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-u-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-34-4-hack-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-hacking-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-a-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-sites-that-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-hack-ios_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-bonus-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-comments_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-private-server-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-no-verify-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-edition-code-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wurst-mc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rkh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-rules_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_004_off00004ff8.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4FF8 25328 bytes
SHA-256: 826f39c1c34ec6c9d0129ca8a071e590e91cd1ed1a9b556c2052ce869b9a337d
font_01_sfnt_off000088ed.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x88ED 2840 bytes
SHA-256: 3fb127b764b9d10f5525bc4de5ec8316de704409ccb0cf21cff3ad8a30d11676
font_02_sfnt_off0000929f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x929F 18388 bytes
SHA-256: 64cb04ece7ee92720496beade2ddf5418fbdb83628caad053a3eb83208978ed4