Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 38d2e7700384c696…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.7 KB Created: 2021-07-09 12:48:28 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: fa77ba2e25b0e8bc2b70bc5647d052bf SHA-1: 094200dda32a0d10c3aa6f9004454732ae9c621d SHA-256: 38d2e7700384c69685095b3d55fcf3957c4812662b835d2a71b54aed695a7d68
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for linking to known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically a lure for game hacks. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this, pointing to a 'free generator / game hack' site. This indicates a social engineering tactic to trick users into visiting a potentially harmful site, likely to download further malware or engage in phishing.

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/479516143/minecraft-hacks-list-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-coins-amp_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-cards-not-used-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/vpn-for-tiktok-free_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-best-free-catalog-items_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/kuso-icu-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/dansploit-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/btools-download-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-avatar-ideas_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-comlu-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/cm-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-only-username-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-admin-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-exploits_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-edition-free-trial_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-portal-heroes-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/discord-de-774-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-claim-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-coins-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-coin-master-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.laxmansartemporium.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-do-you-change-your-roblox-name-for-free-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
font_00_sfnt_off00003220.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x3220 23248 bytes
SHA-256: 58a9f5465e5b9e74c7db85928eb144ba1d3e9dd0aa867accc89b1778787adfe9
font_01_sfnt_off000065cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x65CC 18024 bytes
SHA-256: b225453983b0d4b7b59ed967647751f27ffd76b719c1a81b68b4b34d029f1afd