Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 417627957aee4d63…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.1 KB Created: 2021-07-07 07:34:09 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 2684f59258a560ef128db522646900ec SHA-1: 8ad39a05903833e9f5aebbc42a7505c593cbf68d SHA-256: 417627957aee4d63a2bca19a26a597b892c9b0467b2465d3181d99948a2b58ee
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting game hacks and generators. The primary lure is 'minecraft-free-ios-game-hack' hosted on netcdn.tw. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs strongly suggest a phishing or scam attempt designed to lead users to potentially harmful content.

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-free-ios-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-hack-no-human-verification-real_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/daily-coin-master-free-spin-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-games-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pubg-75-uc_GM1330123889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-dll-hack-roghoul_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-spins-daily_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/naruto-roblox-t-shirt-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hacka-roblox-account_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-into-peoples-account-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robloxhacks_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-change-your-username-on-roblox-for-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-hack-apk-download-without-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/robux-for-offers_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/https-roblox-free-robux-webwordpress-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-redeem-code_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-to-protect-village-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-wings-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-how-to-get-free-pet-food_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spin-daily-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bdlh.go.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-food-for-pet_GM406889139.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_off000031af.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x31AF 22740 bytes
SHA-256: a7ff8e667c67380188a1332619c4459265be2d91ab660758f4330e609bc75003
font_01_sfnt_off000063b2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x63B2 17996 bytes
SHA-256: c69302d64d01fed68f7faa121aa3d2ae3c207c1a6baca3325fd70ae8fd84539d