Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4beae4e4e78a5c42…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.5 KB Created: 2021-07-03 15:23:23 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 8427cb7f1a4daf71b9b9c0f09b623a77 SHA-1: 69e7644f782f494e30e8fd0c28ed043d74c04a38 SHA-256: 4beae4e4e78a5c42ba2fc0cedfa3814ba99f1e836e182e4e89727185e25fe9af
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to known malicious redirectors, specifically advertising 'free generator / game hack' lures. The document body confirms the presence of these links and a call-to-action phrase. The primary malicious activity observed is the redirection to potentially harmful websites, likely to facilitate further malware delivery or 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/406889139/free-spins-for-coin-master-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-spins-in-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/heroes-online-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/get-free-robux-without-getting-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/executor-roblox-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-account-hacker-tool_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/como-obrtener-10000-robux-de-verdad-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-windows-10-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/comment-avoir-des-robux-gratuitement-sans-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/what-games-on-roblox-give-you-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/game-on-roblox-free-items-on-the-catalog-no-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/irobux-com-redeem_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/totally-free-coin-master-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-tools_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-chemis_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/demon-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-roblox-code-generator-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.taimaobi.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/download-minecraft-free-hiapphere_GM479516143.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
stream_002_off00003472.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x3472 23268 bytes
SHA-256: 9168cb37ae6105d4b404fd7d37aecef0920569916eb6732abdde38c05dac0e35
font_01_sfnt_off000068aa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x68AA 18176 bytes
SHA-256: 0b37b87f907bc50fa1e450587a0e1f43116f92b011bc5b47444974eee354eb2f