Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53c27df608fc1141…

MALICIOUS

PDF

47.4 KB Created: 2021-06-01 09:50:13 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 5054accc4eb920f2d4a915b46493ceb0 SHA-1: 1000a8a60fefa414a62762ab8dc04ab731aae19a SHA-256: 53c27df608fc114168f8878ec570ea93a78bbb41d28457d278f41c6b7448c6c8
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting 'game hacks' and generators. The primary lure URL is https://netcdn.xyz/app/431946152/dragon-ball-x-roblox-hack-game-hack, which is associated with known malicious redirectors. The document body, though heavily obfuscated, contains references to this lure and other similar PDF files hosted on ths-academy.net, suggesting a campaign distributing malicious documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9832

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/dragon-ball-x-roblox-hack-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-the-hunger-games-cheats_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-followers-instantly_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-generators-that-actually-works-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-name-tag-hacks_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/robux-hack-generator-no-veriy-100_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/minecraft-classic-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/coin-master-free-spin-today_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-hack-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-free-robux-apps_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-get-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/hacks-para-roblox-gratis_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-promocode-that-gives-you-750-000-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-likes-no-human-verification-or-downloading-apps_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-followers-no-human-verification-or-survey-2021_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-tiktok-fans-no-human-verification-or-downloading-apps_GM835599320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/how-to-hack-roblox-trackid-sp006_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/roblox-arsenal-hack-script-pastebin_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-codes-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-websites-no-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ths-academy.net/wp-content/uploads/fsqm-files/free-robux-no-verification-no-download_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
stream_004_off0000559f.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x559F 27980 bytes
SHA-256: 0924a871bbc21502646cac8fcba7fcf516d54ce92e591deab547494717d2421b
font_01_sfnt_off000095d5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x95D5 18640 bytes
SHA-256: ce176f883a44252ed12245a81b6720d3854082b25c1735cd964eba25cd5c01e2