Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f2d2383cd16f1f19…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.9 KB Created: 2021-07-09 12:29:18 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 3504d164959c9c0bf6a380977adb6f10 SHA-1: 11953bcc4d3d94fa4ed3a57c81aec72c6e3a47a5 SHA-256: f2d2383cd16f1f1925a6cc0f965d641c8a0dda438deca472c42e952d100ec1b5
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links to redirector infrastructure, specifically advertising 'free generators' and 'game hacks' for popular games like Coin Master and Roblox. The primary lure appears to be a link to 'netcdn.tw', which is flagged as a malicious redirector. The document's structure and content strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt designed to lead users to potentially harmful websites.

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.tw/app/406889139/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-app-download-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-robux-no-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-com-r_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/how-to-hack-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-roblox-templates_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coin-master-hack-tool-v1-9-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-robux-games-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/how-to-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-robux-gift-card_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/why-does-it-say-roblox-hacks-are-virus_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-salty-kid-thinks-im-hacking_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-robux-without-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-hacks-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coinmasterfreespins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/pastebin-roblox-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-como-tener-robux-gratis-2021-marzo-nuevo-hack-1millon_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-spins-coins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coin-master-free-spins-bit-ly_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/coin-master-free-soins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/free-ways-to-get-xbox-only-things-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpen.gmcc-welling.com/Public/upload/editorfiles/roblox-free-gift-card-com_GM431946152.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_002_off00003654.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3654 23340 bytes
SHA-256: ed1233fa31f2f9335a5ee8c8b541a212e27211d17c9b539d4eaa7417fde0bced
font_01_sfnt_off00006b2c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6B2C 19104 bytes
SHA-256: 8b72434a58502bdc53247ed689e807b70a7c32e8818b0cd2897b08e7e167a8b3