Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 35d1c9b557a5d15a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.8 KB Created: 2021-07-07 06:32:31 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: ef57205e7f8e6293722e4dae28f90a29 SHA-1: b0837f0df9bbe1c4049fc038b563c290dd842069 SHA-256: 35d1c9b557a5d15aa22b653599bc250bbcc0919519e4ba4d6fe5ce50a80f1d6f
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically advertising 'free generators' and 'game hacks' for popular games like Roblox and Coin Master. The primary lure URL is http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/roblox-skin-free-game-hack, which is identified as malicious infrastructure. The document body and embedded URLs suggest a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting potentially harmful sites, likely for further malware delivery or credential harvesting.

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/roblox-skin-free-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-ios-cydia_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/assassin-roblox-download-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-win-attack-madness-in-coin-master-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-download-pc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/300-daily-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack-without-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spin-coin-master-2021-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-android_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/100-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-bypass-swears-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-website_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-spins-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-links-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-hack-no-survey-or-human-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/google-roblox-extension-hacker_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-tickets-generator-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/easy-to-use-free-roblox-scripts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/javascript-robux-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pswpallets.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-how-to-hack-admin-on-any-game_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
font_00_sfnt_off000031be.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31BE 22348 bytes
SHA-256: c8a18ded0bb4d8ab2a40a887a760edac365f9431fdd3f0ba43d0cbc6219a2cac
font_01_sfnt_off0000635c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x635C 18940 bytes
SHA-256: 314264f0be062f3e2154bd6ae51520adf672586943e5f71b25bcf2de14054504