Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 12f9ce7a4cde4768…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.8 KB Created: 2021-07-04 20:40:50 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: d5a100eaa45e21a5f9dbed7741bae58a SHA-1: 097f1e9c3537efa23a29a0e9f86987b6ecd9f430 SHA-256: 12f9ce7a4cde476850ff3aaec24a53b7dc4671d2fd04628bc710c6838bd3e712
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to known malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'free generators' or 'game hacks'. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a lure for users seeking in-game advantages, which is a common social engineering tactic. The primary malicious action observed is the redirection to a malicious URL, likely to host further malware or phishing content.

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/best-free-spins-for-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-free-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/free-spins-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/free-spins-coin-master-links-blogger_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-free-daily-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/free-admin-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-2021-free-spins-link-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/minecraft-servers-that-allow-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/pokemon-go-free-or-not_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/how-do-you-get-free-builders-club-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-code_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-rewards-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-link-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/roblox-free-exploits_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/how-to-get-free-radio-in-roblox-jailbreak_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/free-roblox-private-server_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/how-to-get-free-headphones-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/how-does-roblox-gg-hack-your-acc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://achauco.vn/public/upload/files/free-obc-roblox-accounts-2021_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_off00003058.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3058 23296 bytes
SHA-256: 45eb6e8f95a276baf1a494662617efe1c1fab93dc30b43728b12d42779671755
font_01_sfnt_off000064e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64E5 18388 bytes
SHA-256: 924d82b7b18e470f0317a48498cf72fd5de55868874b4ed9b89114724747ab16