Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 420c3df7693ea3cd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

42.2 KB Created: 2021-05-13 08:03:55 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 8e12c0aaf530de97b66801ab47b643e8 SHA-1: 2d05d278da3c603ee70822932d22923cd5602d7c SHA-256: 420c3df7693ea3cd26ba1869acab60dbf1412100b64a95fc9b0ff424e466f0e1
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links, including one identified as a malicious redirector for a 'game hack' lure. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to 'Roblox Hacks 2021' and a URL matching the malicious redirector. The presence of embedded links and the lure suggest an attempt to trick users into visiting malicious sites, likely for credential harvesting or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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 https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/roblox-hacks-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/coin-master-hack-2021-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/coin-master-home_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/coin-master-free-items_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/coin-master-free-spins-link-2021-hack_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/free-roblox-toy-codes-not-used_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/free-coin-spin-daily-link-net_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/coin-master-free-spins-hack-apk-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/coin-master-free-spin-codes_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/robux-online_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/how-to-get-roblox-premium-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/coin-master-hack-without-human-verification-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/coin-master-daily-free-spins-and-coins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/roblox-rules_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/bad-minecraft-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/hack-the-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/a-lot-of-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/how-to-get-free-robux-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/free-robux-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestbist.com/assets/uploads/pages/files/free-roblox-com_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_off00004932.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x4932 24392 bytes
SHA-256: d120fe66eeb7707e10c9d1df129f3e50733dd24b5fabd8e4e9e5fc76a267be38
font_01_sfnt_off0000816a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x816A 18584 bytes
SHA-256: 09e382df304bf090e7d4979f9a4a25aa7e11969d647bdc760e706e621b680adc