Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fec445bc3a0e993f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

48.2 KB Created: 2021-06-03 04:03:34 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: b218863011085ba28280652e70e3cc8c SHA-1: b24bf17ae6f8fd890e0c60fe617d9116d7d6afbd SHA-256: fec445bc3a0e993f3276a148ae0d4a14d8f153beb6ffcbbba6785c091733553b
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 User Execution: Malicious File

The PDF document contains a lure impersonating Apple, directing users to click a download button. The associated URL, https://netcdn.online/app/479516143/wurst-18-9-game-hack, is external and does not match the impersonated brand, indicating a credential phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9796

Heuristics 4

  • Brand-impersonation credential phishing lure high SE_BRAND_CREDENTIAL_PHISH
    Document impersonates a well-known consumer brand and uses account-security / verification language ('unusual activity', 'account on hold', 'verify your account') to steer the reader to a credential-harvesting link. Corroborated by: call-to-action link host does not match the impersonated brand: https://netcdn.online/app/479516143/wurst-18-9-game-hack.
  • 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 https://netcdn.online/app/479516143/wurst-18-9-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-someones-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-unlimited-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-cards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-wheel_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/no-scam-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-accounts-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-java-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-often-pubg-uc-flare-up_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-shirt-template-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-do-i-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-group-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-dungeons-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robloxheroxyz-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-mod-version-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-bedrock-free-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.st-leonards-stafford.staffs.sch.uk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/cheating-hacks-for-coin-master_GM406889139.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_off000054ae.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x54AE 27224 bytes
SHA-256: 98b77160818b3c354be41e8b814432d6d546eef88c7a0a8b6b07db0783a166ca
font_01_sfnt_off00009079.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9079 2892 bytes
SHA-256: c2578a292634a901613c1dd9f9883dd4930e6811e59ae03d696f263e56ea17b4
font_02_sfnt_off00009a63.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9A63 18040 bytes
SHA-256: 610e99e2acd1b95198e8f814a35adbd2f154dc84a3fbb91e1d0955418ef52df2