Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 009666c26190f34b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.8 KB Created: 2021-07-07 17:19:46 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: faa76cfea182c340c2a185222b20f673 SHA-1: 0f2730cc960710f1fc4f1b44afd9733a31e5aa9f SHA-256: 009666c26190f34b162fb934b3a178848bab51438c8e5a2fb764e0ab1f8deba0
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirect lure, pointing to malicious infrastructure. The document body also contains the same URL, reinforcing the lure. While no scripts were extracted, the presence of a malicious redirector link suggests an attempt to lead the user to a site that likely hosts further malicious content or exploits.

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/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-without-verifying-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/jailbreak-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-high-school-for-free-to-play_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-robux-hack-with-roblox-cards_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/robux-hack-no-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/how-to-get-free-chest-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/nike-roblox-t-shirt-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/hacks-minecraft_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-robux-gift-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-free-robux-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/i-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-accounts-youtube_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-spin-coin-master-ios_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-barbie-roblox-games_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-promotional-code-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/free-roblox-svg_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/hacks-for-cbro-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/roblox-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/coin-master-hack-unlimited-spins-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mentalhealthnow.co.uk/uploads/files/files/minecraft-pe-hacked-client-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.roblox.com/my/tasksIn 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_off000034e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x34E0 22696 bytes
SHA-256: b47f0ec9fe9058e423e375cf8ddeb40a9d3b801bd3058dcd7b89c40b617136cc
font_01_sfnt_off00006797.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6797 20184 bytes
SHA-256: da7d406aba47eea6317da3ede96973437af681d442b83efbb40dfbc95f86b21f