Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0bcae969f9174621…

MALICIOUS

PDF

36.1 KB Created: 2021-06-23 00:13:13 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 2ff8a308e7d58d510e0e2fc0d75a9e2c SHA-1: 88ca1caa9e96390845c610b857d9870f2f012eec SHA-256: 0bcae969f91746211a01d21db086ff763469b46e0b3abc4f4e2b7174f394befd
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document employs a common lure of free game items and hacks to entice users to click on embedded links. The primary link directs to a known malicious redirector infrastructure, which likely serves as a gateway to further malicious content or phishing pages. The document's content and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam campaign aimed at users seeking in-game advantages.

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.co/app/431946152/free-roblox-cards-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-mod-apk-2021-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-tiktok-followers-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/makerobux-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-coins-promo-code_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-into-someones-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/master-coin-hack-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-link-coin-master-app_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/master-coin-free-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-generators-that-actually-work_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-buy-pubg-uc-in-india_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-link-today-16-11-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hacking-prison-life_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-today-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/blox-fish-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/este-hack-de-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/lazyblox-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.markettraderacademy.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-apk-download-v1-144-2-free_GM479516143.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
font_00_sfnt_off000033c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x33C0 22908 bytes
SHA-256: 8c4ec3da426797636d725916110b2c9aa922f02667d9c6f15b7a3c28a18afd12
font_01_sfnt_off00006775.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6775 19228 bytes
SHA-256: 05fb90c1cb1c424b4fa660c9975b12ef77ab21e1bbae2c0570a6581f793ad1ab