Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fc2f1e9183b14e00…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.5 KB Created: 2021-06-22 07:12:07 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: c3b46f0920b1fff9021a85e18d8daa36 SHA-1: 9abf77865046bba7973ab7f3f36f04070a86ca6d SHA-256: fc2f1e9183b14e001deb7fd45aa587db76877ed24a56b93b2a249ebf50a8df09
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a high-severity heuristic firing for a game hack redirect lure, pointing to a suspicious URL. The document body also contains this URL, reinforcing the lure. While no scripts were extracted, the presence of a malicious link suggests an attempt to redirect the user to a site that may host further malicious content or phishing attempts.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • 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
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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/406889139/coin-master-reward-link-2021-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-texture-packs_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/regal-world-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-domain-for-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-cod-style-games-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-mac_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/haktuts-coin-master-free-daily-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-t-shirt-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hacked-game-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-spin-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/what-happens-if-you-get-suspected-of-cheating-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-link-today-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-account-generator_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-links-that-don-t-expire_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-pocket-edition-free-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/is-minecraft-free-on-ps4_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-online-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-instantly-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-peters-alton.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-app_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_off0000356f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x356F 23424 bytes
SHA-256: efdbb645d026ca87e4582eb18f4ebb5a6b0215f1c452d8372bd0bdd30e892c8c
font_01_sfnt_off00006a89.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6A89 18744 bytes
SHA-256: 9742e917eaee576a08eb7c2de5a8b19b3ef10f2b928cd9d8b8b61d70ae14d143