Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eaee971f5e384a3a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.9 KB Created: 2021-05-15 23:11:13 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 22146ac75f88b7abf02f27dd32acad0b SHA-1: 35e3027f8a33c11e3aaba35f66c8b10d38b091be SHA-256: eaee971f5e384a3a6ddd5b03066bc9b0f3a46b9632f57550a7d2483b8e3c6f68
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting game hacks and free spins. The document body and embedded links strongly suggest a social engineering lure to drive traffic to potentially malicious sites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

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/como-descargar-coin-master-hackeado-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/freespincoin-masterlinkdownload_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-vip-server-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-hack-download-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-real-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-minecraft-bedrock-for-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-2021-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verification-or-surveys_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-24-7-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-coin-master-spins-no-human-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/legit-coin-master-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/vip-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/https-iosgodscom-topic-20214coinmasterhack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-coin-master-hacks-no-verification-or-survey_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-hack-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-daily-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-earn-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-daily-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/get-me-robux-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nordicstar.co.uk/uploads/files/files/links-for-coin-master-free-spins_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_off000049c6.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x49C6 25792 bytes
SHA-256: 5e84649d64bd70d9edcae7553dbfd928511cb86af54be491b836d528d02c604f
font_01_sfnt_off0000848c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x848C 18608 bytes
SHA-256: 3a154f5a4a32679d9f3e6ef86049faeafa20c75b70f76f1241b456008a739927