Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30ed80ba02d26083…

MALICIOUS

PDF

50.5 KB Created: 2021-05-31 13:35:07 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 781fc627942e7e68597cc7b16543b657 SHA-1: f3551db343e94d97928394710f0fe0e128dd207c SHA-256: 30ed80ba02d260831db9338bf238b952a7720141c8f1a75c06b82b0ff5a6c37c
82 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a prominent link disguised as a game hack, which is a common lure for phishing or malware distribution. The link redirects to a suspicious domain, indicating a likely attempt to lead the user to a malicious website. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded URI heuristics strongly suggest a social engineering attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9871

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector high 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.
  • 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.xyz/app/431946152/roblox-treelands-free-uncopylock-game-hack PDF link annotation
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/tiktok-minecraft-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spin-and-coins-links-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-accounts-reddit_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/bux-life-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-minecraft-server-hosting_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-back-into-your-account-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spins-and-coins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/tiktok-viewer-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-gift-card-codes-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-gifts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-bedrock-free-with-java_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-a-free-minecraft-account_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-hack-https-coinms-net_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-do-u-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-dorm-life-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forensicsinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/real-minecraft-for-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
stream_004_off000059b1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x59B1 29708 bytes
SHA-256: 721f2478209154272ddd486cff009a64921b3b9b3ebf9cce3f4c7ef6e41ffb31
font_01_sfnt_off0000a0db.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xA0DB 19060 bytes
SHA-256: 2c1c1a479b945138fbdc34c6893487da9f154cd26f9f83cc8f8b2e81ff88712a