Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 537ef1aebb6e1344…

MALICIOUS

PDF

35.8 KB Created: 2021-06-19 14:23:15 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 5a7a925f25e2892eab2695a39c521b81 SHA-1: 35ab799e072f5a1dd0cf5b1a790e28b6868c16c4 SHA-256: 537ef1aebb6e1344f6a73bd9bb2f42286f5cb87a00d55518d9c2646e7b76d1b6
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links disguised as 'game hacks' or 'free currency generators' which redirect to malicious infrastructure. The primary lure is for 'free Robux', a common theme in phishing and scam documents. The document body and heuristics indicate a redirection to potentially malicious sites, likely to deliver further malware or conduct 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.co/app/431946152/how-to-get-free-robux-december-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/pokemon-go-free-100-iv_GM1094591345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/ww-roblox-come_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/roblox-free-clothes-creator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/minecraft-toolbox-premium-apk_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-minecraft-mods-for-pc_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/minecraft-for-free-games_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-roblox-treasure-hunt-simulator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/roblox-but_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/roblox-free-executor_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification-site-zyngaplayerforumscom_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/moonactive-coin-master-free-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/roblox-robux-hack-generator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-snacks-on-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/300-free-spins-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-admin-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/www-claim-gg-to-earn-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-promo-codes-for-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/today-coin-master-spin-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/free-roblox-trump-shirt_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://church01.jworld.i-powers.com.tw/webdata/ckfinder/public/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-hacks_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
font_00_sfnt_off000033a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x33A2 22184 bytes
SHA-256: af0ea9dd9f287ea91c2a39aa88e7da451066711af5f1784b160b5dc8e318b6f7
font_01_sfnt_off000064a8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64A8 19812 bytes
SHA-256: 01c367d6d51d2a121c089cd35f608b8c118272ec114b0cd2d089b6b09faba8b1