Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 17ae519066dd5840…

MALICIOUS

PDF

44.3 KB Created: 2021-06-10 22:57:47 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 382dd16a1e5a6c4ba8039e4f3e0dceb2 SHA-1: 0881ccc8e31c99ff56fd0474f53d462bd7163d8a SHA-256: 17ae519066dd5840e193b1054a0543db50efd2fc6738bfa89da231aeba37c8bc
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically advertising 'free Robux' and game hacks. The embedded URL 'https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-monte-game-hack' is identified as a malicious redirector. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to game hacks and URLs, reinforcing the lure. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the lures suggest an attempt to redirect users to potentially malicious sites for credential harvesting or further malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9865

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 https://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/free-robux-monte-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-adopt-me-free-pets_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/mcpe-master-hack-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-and-spins-group_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-in-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-tiktok-fans-without-human-verification_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coinmaster-rewards_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/rbxoffers-com-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/hacks-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/facebook-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coin-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-robux-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robuxmatchcom-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/claim-coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/toolbox-mod_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-tool-pc_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-games-unblocked_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-blogspot_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/unlimited-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-coin-master-hack-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.callong.cn/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-roblox_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_004_off000051fe.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x51FE 24624 bytes
SHA-256: 485d453ae3816dadebf450cb862cc5affb2cb84d24bc11a5363febcda8310e46
font_01_sfnt_off00008a59.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x8A59 18312 bytes
SHA-256: c213934054dc56c83bf76918ef781f862add340b90dd98b6844aba216e579ad3