Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e3332e8cd0aa4a9e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.0 KB Created: 2021-06-25 17:51:35 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: b249ab32730c8a7920218e505e94f4b0 SHA-1: 3bafb482d6820a1d2077f43f2f28589035989835 SHA-256: e3332e8cd0aa4a9eed63277a46861e9c08176c902c838c10a53696caa5d4b3f5
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple embedded links, including one identified as a malicious redirector. The primary lure appears to be related to 'free generator / game hack' content, aiming to trick users into visiting potentially harmful websites. The presence of a visual download button further supports a social engineering attempt to entice clicks. No scripts were extracted, but the document's structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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 http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/free-bear-face-mask-roblox-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/pig-master-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-robux-generator-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-hack-iphone_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/minecraft-com-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/can-you-download-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/easy-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-2021-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-have-free-points-for-robux-in-oprewards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-hack-roblox-on-mobile_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-spins-coin-master-ios-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/robux-giver_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/minecraft-modded-client_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-robux-no-verification-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/link-for-free-coins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-link-daily-get-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021-easy_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-today-new-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-driveblox-unlimited-money-cheat-engine_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-free-spins-ios_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
font_00_sfnt_off000030e9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x30E9 22764 bytes
SHA-256: b56af0a7afaa84ee71c965dcd605ac858a1f58a072efe3c8021fd81d7b061aa4
font_01_sfnt_off000063ca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x63CA 19016 bytes
SHA-256: 41e7633ac1f066e463e7b10989eef0900cb008678ecf2eb6d9b719932e58d2ca