Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 77c34beea499d826…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.7 KB Created: 2021-07-03 13:08:32 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: d3ecbf1b5f117d7026ecf29f9826a9ae SHA-1: 2f70c4c695512ecb7d679036a195d0ec2706e6a6 SHA-256: 77c34beea499d8264e746b9021207cd836a54a15f15e9d6464b2d7f1a9413ed6
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a critical heuristic firing for a game hack redirector lure, pointing to malicious infrastructure. The document body and embedded URLs reinforce this by advertising free game resources and linking to the same redirector. While no scripts were extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links strongly suggest a phishing attempt to redirect users to potentially malicious content.

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/coin-master-free-spins-and-cards-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/games-that-give-you-free-robux-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-a-lot-of-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-codes-for-roblox-deathrun_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-download-2021_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-coins-in-coin-master-game_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-cards-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/como-hackear-las-cuentas-de-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-minecraft-for-free-on-iphone_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-spins-2-5-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-free-chest-link_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-latest-mod-apk-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/6-ways-to-get-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-promo-codes-free-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-roblox-without-downloading_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-spins-and-coins-unlimited-free-download_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/real-free-spins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-games-no-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-pets_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-unused-roblox-gift-card-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ashkarco.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-all-free-stuff_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_002_off0000328c.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x328C 22544 bytes
SHA-256: e171ffa5fad58faa65a8190e2eb35e954a2b24461b3f6b812884092d1bd3695c
font_01_sfnt_off000064cf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x64CF 18348 bytes
SHA-256: 3aa320ccb9cb7c087074e4ef079b33192d8e05703f275142029ef104db56ac85