Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 69fda4940148488f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

54.4 KB Created: 2021-06-14 01:03:39 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: ea123c7559c96275def30528efd7d186 SHA-1: f3d22be1787bb5bdc2a9efc0ed6890082ae75d5e SHA-256: 69fda4940148488f9321f935f295cfaac4fff5b45be2307f925721e4b4206e2e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, including a known malicious redirector, disguised as game hacks and generators. The document body and heuristics indicate a lure to download or access content from these URLs. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the links suggests a potential for further payload delivery or redirection to phishing sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9365

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/roblox-cheat-engine-bypass-2021-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/hack-coin-master-mod-apk_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-free-login_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-hack-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-executor-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/someone-hacked-my-robux-again_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/roblox-accounts-for-sale-free_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/op-rewards-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-coin-master-spins-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/how-to-hack-roblox-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/minecraft-pe-hack-client-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-spin-and-coin-links_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/como-hackear-coin-master-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/minecraft-cheats-pc-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-spin-link-for-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/free-robux-with-no-survey_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/easy-robux-com_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-hack-spin_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/minecraft-hack-client-18-9_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/coin-master-cheats-free_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nelsonssales.com/media/storage/editor/files/mistplay-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off00004d35.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x4D35 36264 bytes
SHA-256: 0aaf3630b7aa42c436c143ac07c5859d21729446ffb47097769d6a54f2fe4c8b
font_01_sfnt_off00009d79.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x9D79 7448 bytes
SHA-256: a76ff9b4805dcff342f7268a16e2e3c2ff2b31b96c381fe4deb6ceea777bce90
font_02_sfnt_off0000af5c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAF5C 19448 bytes
SHA-256: cfb293b334c3b3c77091673805e054309f9178084452f2145eabce0674551e31