Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3bd7228438f05ab2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.7 KB Created: 2021-07-09 11:33:17 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 457e76cfa84ce70ca0638b37c7fc22b5 SHA-1: 36c7e0749845e29ec79dd75b2c6f76b65d8d2c2f SHA-256: 3bd7228438f05ab2b8eaf92b6f58123992d1e22ffa72cb262a3fe6a3011b1d4d
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple embedded URLs, with a primary link to a known malicious redirector infrastructure. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure for game-related cheats and currency, likely leading to a phishing or malware download site. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a social engineering attack.

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/coin-master-get-free-cards-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-spins-and-coins-coin-master-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-server_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-branch-crown_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-gift-card-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-cheat-codes-for-clothes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-sign-in-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-fast_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/v3rmillion-free-roblox-exploits_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-for-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-vip-server-for-roblox-egg-hunt_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/well-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-rich-accounts_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-hacks-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-haktuts_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-hack-no-human-verification-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/avatar-de-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-counter-blox-cheats-crash_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-robux-every-ten-seconds_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.opertus-me.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/where-to-get-free-robux_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_off0000300f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x300F 22184 bytes
SHA-256: bb4b23f5f8c8c590ad7121c2125f3155cd014fbea4d21bccda8ff680a782a98d
font_01_sfnt_off00006143.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6143 18172 bytes
SHA-256: 5d2ba4e6671a22cd3447e179d7f1c985698191887f082c2695de5349955ac1fc